What animal was revered by the ancient Egyptians ?

Answer 1

"EL GAT0" WHiCH MEANz "THE CAT"

Answer 2

Your gonna get a lot of people who are gonna say cat without really knowing anything, others just know the partial truth. Ancient Egyptian towns usually possessed their own local sacred animal. However, the ancient Egyptians did not practice zoolatry (worship of animals). The animals they considered sacred represented one of their gods or goddesses. They believed that particular species were especially adored by each god/goddess, and that by honoring that animal, they would please the deity. The reason that animals appear regularly in ancient Egyptian religion is because they worshipped gods and goddesses which had an intimate relationship with the animal world, not because the animals by themselves were holy.

These animals were considered especially sacred:

scarab beetle- The emblem of a specific goddess, the scarab beetle was associated with the daily birth of the sun, and credited with spontaneous generation of its young. Because of its sacred status, it was widely represented in art.

cat- The MALE cat had religious connections with Ra. Kittens were specifically reared for sacrificial/worship uses (see link below).

cattle- Beef was often used as a sacrificial offering to various deities.

Crocodile - This sacred animal was known for its secret attacks upon people near the Nile and became the object of numerous mythological tales. Some crocodiles were considered so important that they were given jewelry to wear and were embalmed and buried in sacred coffins upon their deaths.

Frog, toad - Because of the abundance of frogs and toads in the area near the Nile, the hieroglyphic sign for "one hundred thousand" was a tadpole. For the same reason, frogs were commonly referred to as a fertility symbol.

Mongoose - The mongoose was the subject of many mythological tales because of its skill for sneaking around and robbing nests. In the tales human children would be abducted. In time, the mongoose became sacred to the Egyptians, probably out of respect for the deceptive powers it seemed to have over nature.

ibises, baboons, rams, dogs, shrews, mongooses
snakes, fishes, beetles, gazelles, and lions

Answer 3

i think it was the cat, but i could be wrong. i just know that they're on pretty much all of the egyptian drawings. it's either the cat or the dog that was buried with reverence and was always next to the pharoah or someone important. i really think it was the cat.

Answer 4

The cat. As well as many others, but the cat was the domesticated animal they revered the most.

Answer 5

cats - they were first domesticated by the Egyptians and used as a symbol for deities. Look at the Sphyx.

Answer 6

Anubis - Canine god of the dead, closely associated with embalming and mummification
Apep (Apophis) - serpent of the Underworld, enemy of Ra
Bast, protector of the pharaoh, cat-bodied or cat-headed. Also known as Bastet
Horus - the falcon-headed god, God of Pharaohs and Upper Egypt
Khepry - the scarab beetle, the embodiment of the dawn
Khnum - The ram headed god, whose strong association with the Nile inundation and the fertile soil contributed to his role as a potter-god.
Sekhmet - the lioness war goddess of Upper Egypt
Seth - The God of chaos and confusion, generally depicted with a human body and the head of a mysterious unknown animal, probably a mythical beast.
Sobek - crocodile god of the Nile
Thoth - God of writing and knowledge, depicted in the form of two animals: the baboon and the sacred ibis.
Wadjet - snake goddess of lower Egypt
Wepwawet - jackal god of upper Egypt

Answer 7

There were several animals, but the most well known ones would be the cat, and scarab beetle.

Answer 8

Cats, particularly the serval

Answer 9

The cat.

Answer 10

The cat.

Answer 11

Animal? Try animals.

The cat, the crocodile, the ibis, etc.