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1. The God Thoth is represented by a man with the head of what animal?
2. The Goddess Bastet is pictured as what animal, of which she is the protectress?
3. The animal represented by this god, the God of chaos, is unknown and is thought to have died out in ancient times as a result of overhunting. Who is the God of chaos?
4. The God Sobek (or Sebek) is solely associated with what animal?
5. Khnum, a creation god who fashioned humans on a potter's wheel, is almost always seen depicted as a single animal. Name it.
6. Of Geb, Nut, Shu, and Tefnut, which one is most often not represented as having the head of a human, and with which animal's head is this god usually shown?
7. An ancient Egyptian city, located on an island, was named for this animal because the island resembled the animal in shape, not because the animal was worshiped there. Identify the animal.
8. Identify the deity that is never represented by a jackal.
9. Edjo, also known as Wadjet or Buto, is the patron goddess of Lower Egypt. What kind of animal is she?
10. What kind of animal is, Nekhbet, the patron goddess of Upper Egypt?
11. Maat, the goddess of truth and justice, wears the feather of what bird on her head?
12. The Egyptian name of this animal is 'bennu'; what is the more familiar form of its name?
13. The Egyptians called it the 'uraeus;' by what name are we more likely to call it?
14. Ammit, the 'devourer of the unjustified' described in the Book of the Dead, is a three-fold deity with the head of a ______, body of a ________, and legs of a _________.
15. We have not yet mentioned cows. Name a deity depicted as a woman with the head of a cow.
16. The scarab is a symbol of rebirth. Identify the deity most closely associated with the scarab beetle.
17. Identify the animal most closely related to the goddess Selket, protectress of women in childbirth, and to Horus's son Qebhsenuf.
18. A deity associated with the ostrich, he is sometimes shown wearing an ostrich feather on his head, and his hieroglyph is an ostrich feather as well. Who is he?
19. Ta-urt (or Thoueris), an associate of Hathor and sometimes related to the dwarf god Bes, may be remembered as being depicted with her tongue sticking out and her teeth showing. Identify her animal representation.
20. Some goddesses, such as Isis, are shown in Egyptian art wearing a headdress in the form of a certain bird. What bird is it?
21. Closely related to Isis, this animal is known in mythology to have guided Isis to the dead body of Osiris. The same animal also identifies the star which is most closely connected to Isis.
22. Types that were worshiped included the Oxyrhynchus, the Lepidotus, the Latus, and the Phagrus. The Oxyrhynchus was especially sacred in Ancient Egypt; a city was even named for it. Identify the general category of these animals.
23. The ancient city of Lycopolis is most associated with the worship of which animal?
24. Horus had four sons, each representing a different animal. Which of these is NOT one of the animals represented by his children?
25. Three of Horus's sons were Qebhsenuf, Hapi, and Duamutef. Who was the fourth son, and with what animal is he associated?
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