Animal worship

cattle regarded as special in religion or mythology

thumb|250px|Fish-shaped door handle from Germany, an example of a zoomorphic artwork In the context of art, zoomorphism describes art that imagines humans as non-human animals. It can also be defined as art that portrays one species of animal like another species of animal or art that uses animals as a visual motif, sometimes referred to as "animal style". Depicting deities in animal form (theriomorphism) is an example of zoomorphism in a religious context. The word zoomorphism derives from and .

glorification of animal deities

worshipped animals of Egypt

religious practice in North Eurasian ethnic religions

mythical creature

Burial place of Apis bulls in Saqqara

cult

mythological creature combining body parts of more than one real species

spiritual practice

In Inuit religion, Nanook (; , ) was the master of bears, meaning he decided if hunters deserved success in finding and hunting bears and punished violations of taboos. The word was popularized by Nanook of the North, the first feature-length documentary.

white horse in mythology and cultural traditions

upright|thumb|2nd Century CE, the satirical Alexamenos graffito

Elephants in myths, art & pop culture

lions in world culture

agricultural festival of Maharashtra

archaeological site