Apis

Summary

Apis is an Ancient Egyptian deity^[1]. He draws 2,053 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_egyptian_deity category, ranking #20 of 130).^[2]

Key Facts

• Apis is recorded as male^[3].
• Apis's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[4].
• Apis is part of religion of ancient Egypt^[5].
• Apis's Commons category is recorded as Apis^[6].
• Apis's country of origin is recorded as Ancient Egypt^[7].
• Apis's depicted by is recorded as statue of Apis^[8].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[9].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia^[12].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[14].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[16].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Apis's described by source is recorded as Q12049440^[19].
• Apis's different from is recorded as Apis^[20].
• Apis's derivative work is recorded as golden calf^[21].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Apis include Apidium^[22], a fossil taxon^[23].

Why It Matters

Apis draws 2,053 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_egyptian_deity category, ranking #20 of 130).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for him include Apidium^[22], a fossil taxon^[23].