Animal Worship
Many animals were considered sacred to particular deities:
Deity | Animal |
---|---|
Ptah | Bull |
Thoth | Ibis or Baboon |
Amun | Ram |
Horus or Ra | Falcon or Hawk |
Anubis | Jackal or Dog |
Sobek | Crocodile |
Hathor | Cow |
Sekhmet | Lioness |
Nekhbet | Vulture |
Wadjet or Ejo | Egyptian cobra |
Khepri | Scarab Beetle |
Geb | Egyptian Goose or Snake |
Bast or Bastet | Cat |
Read more about this topic: Egyptian Pantheon
Famous quotes containing the words animal and/or worship:
“To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.”
—Joseph Conrad (18571924)
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—George Bernard Shaw (18561950)