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Keywords: Pluto Serapis and Persephone Isis Heraklion museum.jpg Persephone as Isis Cerberus and Pluto as Serapis from Gortys Archaeological Museum of Heraklion Crete Greece These gods were worshiped in the Greek world from the Hellenistic period onwards Pluto/Serapis has the modes on his head a utensil used for the measurement of grain Persephone/Isis with covered head bears her symbols at the forehead the crescent moon the solar disk and the snake uraeus She is depicted holding in her right hand the sistrum an egyptian musical instrument also known to Crete from prehistory and in the left probably the straps that kept the dog Cerberus The inclusion of Cerberus guard of the underworld in the group defines the two deities despite their Egyptian symbols as Pluto and Persephone gods of the underworld The group is a typical example of syncretism during Hellenistic and Roman times Perséphone en Isis Cerbère et Pluton en Serapis C'est un exemple typique du syncrétisme religieux à l'époque hellénistique et romaine Trouvé à Gortys Crète Grèce Institution Archaeological Museum of Heraklion 2015-02-23 12 50 12 own Jebulon other versions 35 3388 25 1370 cc-zero Statues of Persephone Uploaded with UploadWizard Archaeological Museum of Heraklion - Ancient Roman sculptures Temple of Egyptian Gods Gortyn Gortys Statues of Pluto mythology Statues of Cerberus Ancient Roman statues in Greece 2nd-century statues in Greece Sistra Syncretism Marble statues in Greece Valued images by Jebulon Quality images by Jebulon Group of Persephone-Isis Cerberus and Pluto-Serapis Archaeological museum of Heraklion Crete Greece 06 32 16 November 2015 UTC Pluto Serapis and Persephone Isis Heraklion museum jpg QualityImage
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