Regalo del Sr. y la Sra. Gordon Hanes
Animal cults of ancient Egypt are greatly misinterpreted. Animals were not worshiped by the people, but one specific animal was said to be the manifestation of a specific deity’s power and was believed to house its ba, or soul, during the animal’s lifetime. At death the animal was mummified and buried in an elaborate tomb, and another animal was chosen to replace it as the avatar, or bodily form, of that god. The god’s ba was said to be reborn in the new animal.
Los toros y las vacas se consideraban sagrados en el antiguo Egipto. El culto al toro más conocido es el del toro Apis, avatar de Ptah, dios creador de la antigua ciudad de Menfis. Las marcas distintivas del toro Apis son un pelaje negro con marcas blancas y una mancha blanca, o raya vertical, desde la frente hasta las fosas nasales y la boca.
tags: animales, medio ambiente, observación, ritual, antiguo Egipto
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