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Gods and goddesses who are often depicted as being animals, having partially animalistic features, or are at least commonly associated with particular wild or domestic animals. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
Aja, spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers; Babalú-Ayé, spirit of illness and disease; Erinlẹ, spirit of abundance, the healer, and Physician to the Orisha; Loco, patron of healers and plants; Mami Wata, a pantheon of water deities associated with healing and fertility; Ọsanyìn, spirit of herbalism; Sopona, god ...
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Animal worship (also zoolatry or theriolatry) is an umbrella term designating religious or ritual practices involving animals. This includes the worship of animal deities or animal sacrifice. An animal 'cult' is formed when a species is taken to represent a religious figure. [1]
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"While the Inca may have recognized chili's potent spiritual medicine, they weren't the only culture to do so. Chilies were mixed with tobacco and other plants by shamans and medicine people in pre-Columbian Central America to aid in journeys to the upper and lower worlds on behalf of mankind." [53] Coca, coca tea: Erythroxylaceae spp.
Animals serve as models in biological research, such as in genetics, and in drug testing. Many species are kept as pets, the most popular being mammals, especially dogs and cats. These are often anthropomorphised. Animals such as horses and deer are among the earliest subjects of art, being found in the Upper Paleolithic cave paintings such as ...
The cosmogram represents the universe and how human souls travel in the spiritual realm after death, entering the ancestral realm and reincarnating back into the family. [101] The artifacts uncovered at the James Brice House included Kongo cosmogram engravings drawn as crossroads (an X) inside the house.