Egyptian Gods and Their Animal Forms

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• 01·Which Egyptian god is most famously depicted with the head of a falcon?
• 02·The god of mummification and the afterlife, this deity is represented with the head of a jackal. Who is he?
• 03·Which god of wisdom, writing, and magic is commonly shown with the head of an ibis?
• 04·Associated with pharaonic power, fertility, and military prowess, which god has the head of a crocodile?
• 05·This goddess, originally a lioness warrior, was later depicted as a cat or a woman with a cat's head, representing protection and home. Who is she?
• 06·Known as a fierce warrior goddess and a goddess of healing, she is depicted with the head of a lioness. What is her name?
• 07·Which goddess of the sky, love, and beauty is often depicted as a cow or a woman with cow horns and a sun disk?
• 08·This god, representing the rising or morning sun, was often depicted as a scarab beetle or a man with a scarab for a head. Who is he?
• 09·This protective goddess of childbirth and fertility was depicted as a bipedal female hippopotamus with feline attributes. What is her name?
• 10·Believed to have created humanity from clay on his potter's wheel, which god is depicted with the head of a ram?
• 11·As the patron goddess of Upper Egypt, she was often depicted as a vulture, spreading her wings in protection over the pharaoh. Who is she?
• 12·The god of deserts, storms, and disorder is represented by a unique, unidentifiable creature sometimes called the 'Set animal.' Who is this god?