Ancient_Egypt Mythological_hybrid



the falcon-headed horus , crane-headed seth.


examples of humans animal heads (theriocephaly) in ancient egyptian pantheon include jackal-headed anubis, cobra-headed amunet, lion-headed sekhmet, falcon-headed horus, etc. of these deities have purely zoomorphic , purely anthropomorphic aspect, hybrid representation seeking capture aspects of both of @ once. similarly, gaulish artio sculpture found in berne shows juxtaposition of bear , woman figure, interpreted representations of theriomorphic , anthropomorphic aspect of same goddess.


non-human hybrids appear in ancient egyptian iconography in ammit (combining crocodile, lion, , hippopotamus).







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