why are they considered sacred?
Apis was worshipped as a manifestation of the Memphite god Ptah, and the falcon at Edfu represented the falcon god Horus
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Among the most prominent of these animals were the Apis, a sacred bull worshipped as a manifestation of the Memphite god Ptah, and the falcon at Edfu who represented the falcon god Horus.

what were some features of ancient egyptian temples Cavetto cornices at the tops of walls were made to imitate rows of palm fronds placed atop archaic walls, and the batter of exterior walls, while partly meant to ensure stability, was also a holdover from archaic building methods and temple ground plans usually centered on an axis running on a slight incline from the sanctuary down to the temple entrance why were they built? For the official worship of the gods and in commemoration of the pharaohs what can you tell me about its structure? The most important part of the temple was the sanctuary, which typically contained a cult image, a statue of its god can you tell me more about the former part? A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine and by the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety what is its role as a sacred place? In Europe, Christian churches were sometimes built on land considered to be a particularly holy spot, perhaps where a miracle or martyrdom was believed to have taken place or where a holy person was buried and therefore the church built there, was considered to have been sanctified (made holy) by what happened there what are the daily rituals taking place in the temple? The daily rituals in most temples included two sequences of offering rites: one to clean and dress the god for the day, and one to present it with a meal what are some of the sacred animals? Apis, a sacred bull and the falcon
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Egyptian temple [SEP] Sacred animals
During the Late Period, a different form of worship involving animals developed. In this case, laymen paid the priests to kill, mummify, and bury an animal of a particular species as an offering to a god. These animals were not regarded as especially sacred, but as a species, they were associated with the god because it was depicted in the form of that animal. The god Thoth, for instance, could be depicted as an ibis and as a baboon, and both ibises and baboons were given to him. Although this practice was distinct from the worship of single divine representatives, some temples kept stocks of animals that could be selected for either purpose.