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:
“Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)
“The worship of Mammon may be vulgar or immoral, but it persists while other religions falter and disappear.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)