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Why did the gods and goddesses have animal heads in ancient Egypt?
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∙ 12y ago
You obviously very confused. Pharaohs were the kings of Egypt, who never had animal heads.
The Egyptian gods sometimes had the form of an animal, or were associated with certain animals, or had partial animal features (such as wings or animal or bird heads). This is very common among many early religions.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt was believed that every Egyptian god had part of their soul live inside an animal.
E.g. Jackals were often seen roaming cemeteries at night; this is why Anubis has a jackal's head - he is the guardian of the dead.
Another example is Sobek, he had the head of a crocodile. This god represented the Pharaohs and the crocodile symbolises their strength and power.
Hope this helps!
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∙ 12y agoSome gods may have animals as heads, because of their purpose, or maybe because it represents them in a way (Sekmet was shown with a head of a lion to show that she was ferocious!
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∙ 12y agobecause the animal heads represent what the are ex:courage, smarts, strength
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∙ 14y agobecause animals are one of the second creatures that are most like humans
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∙ 13y agoThey were there to explain both basic and complex mysteries, such as creation, birht, the sun, etc.
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∙ 10y agoThe animals which the ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses are depicted with were meant to show the reasoning and meaning of the actions of the god or goddess, or their influence.
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∙ 12y agocause they are mythical and famous.
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∙ 11y agobecause it is iluminati
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