. Dog and dogs. Dogs. Chapter XVII Dog Worship "I am quite sure he thinks that I am God— Stince he is God on whom each one depends^ ATHER BROWN is right: Dog should not be spelled backward. But it will be news to many people that, while most dogs revere their masters, and some modern masters almost worship their dogs, there was a time, away back in the days of Tut-ankh-amen, when men worshiped dogs in a very real and religious and not a merely figurative sense. Herodotus informs us that when a dog belonging to an Egyptian family died, the members of that family shaved themselves as an exp
. Dog and dogs. Dogs. Chapter XVII Dog Worship "I am quite sure he thinks that I am God— Stince he is God on whom each one depends^ ATHER BROWN is right: Dog should not be spelled backward. But it will be news to many people that, while most dogs revere their masters, and some modern masters almost worship their dogs, there was a time, away back in the days of Tut-ankh-amen, when men worshiped dogs in a very real and religious and not a merely figurative sense. Herodotus informs us that when a dog belonging to an Egyptian family died, the members of that family shaved themselves as an expression of grief. The dog came to be re- garded as a god—the genius of the river—and was represented with the body of a man. Cynopolis (Dog City) was built in honor of Anubis, to wor- ship whom priests celebrated great festivals and to 219. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harry, Joseph Edward, 1863-. New York : J. H. Sears & company, inc.
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