Apis was the Sacred Bull. He is shown either as a bull or as a man with the head of a bull. He was worshiped in the Memphis region originally. The bull was the most important of the sacred animals in Ancient Egypt.

All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

Apis - The Sacred Bull

Relief Apis Temple Horus
Relief of Apis in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (479k)
 Relief Apis Temple Horus
Relief of Apis in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (595k)
 Relief Apis Center Right
Relief of Apis (center right), with Horus (right and extreme left), and a Pharaoh (center left) in the Temple of Horus in Edfu. (1021k)
 Relief Apis Sacred Bull
Relief of Apis, the Sacred Bull, next to Isis (or Ma'at) in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (1099k)

This page contains 4 pictures

Here are the links to the other pages on Egypt:

Today's Egypt People in Egypt
People Nature in Egypt
Nature Birds in Egypt
Birds in Egypt Ancient Egypt Architecture in Egypt
Architecture Egypt
Egypt Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
Pharaohs

Page last updated on Tue Sep 24 18:19:03 2019 (Mountain Standard Time)

Apis - The Sacred Bull on gei.aerobaticsweb.org

© Dr. Günther Eichhorn
Retired
Email Guenther Eichhorn

*Dr. Günther Eichhorn Travel Website
*Soaring website