Sacred+Animals

Animals are all considered sacred. The sacred animals consist of crocodiles, birds (mostly the hawk), cattle, the jackel, the scarab beetle, and finally, the cat. The crocodile god, named Sobek, was the ancient god which was a fourfold.He was thought to represent all of the four elements. Ra of fire, Osiris of water, Shu of air, and Geb of earth. Sobek was the Lord of Faiyum. Cats were considered to be the most sacred of all animals. Madfet, the earliest cat goddess is described in the pyramid text as the one who killed a serpent with her mighty claws. (Cats were so highly sacred that if one even accidentally would be death). The Persians destroyed the cat goddess in 350 B.C.