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