Transcription: gods and animals. Many Egyptian gods were associated with animals. Hathor, the goddess of love and children, was drawn as a woman with cow horns. Thoth, the god of knowledge, had the head of a marsh bird. Anubis, the guardian of tombs, had the head of a jackal. Bastet, a cat, was the goddess of life and fertility. Once a god was associated with an animal, that animal had to be treated with respect. back. Animals were even brought to the temples and treated as beloved pets. When these animals died, the Egyptians wrapped them in linen to make them into mummies so that the animals' spirits could ...
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