In ancient Egypt, many animals were revered and often deities were represented as animals or with animal heads.

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In ancient Egypt, many animals were revered and often deities were represented as animals or with animal heads. From left to right: Top Row—Bastet, the cat goddess; the Uraeus, a royal symbol in the shape of a cobra, with horns; shrine with the Sokar hawk, the spirit guardian of tombs in Memphis; Thoth, the god of learning and wisdom in the form of a dog-headed ape; Thoth, the god of wisdom and learning in the form of an ibis. Bottom Row: the Apis bull; Lepidotus, the Nile fish; Anubis, the jackal-headed god of the dead; Uazit, the serpent goddess; Ichneumon, a form of Uazit; Bastet, the cat goddess, with kittens. The photograph dates to 1907.

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Size: 5100px × 2901px
Location: Egypt
Photo credit: © Ivy Close Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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