What deity was Antinous merged with in the cult established by Hadrian?
Aphrodite
Osiris
Zeus
Hades
Answer
After Antinous's death, Hadrian merged him with the deity Osiris, a major deity of the Egyptian religion. Osiris was a god of death, the underworld, resurrection, and fertility, and was also considered to be the god of kings.
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