Four sons of Horus Thoth, the god of wisdom and knowledge, and also the baboons which chatter when the sun rises raising their hands as if in worship. The jackal (or possibly dog) is linked to Anubis and the act of embalming and also Wepwawet the "opener of the ways" who seeks out the paths of the dead. The hawk is associated with Horus himself and also Seker the mummified necropolis god. Imseti, the human, may be linked to Osiris himself or Onuris the hunter. The Egyptians themselves linked them with the ancient kings of Lower and Upper Egypt, the Souls of Pe and
Art of ancient Egypt highly symbolic figures in Egyptian art. Some colors were expressive. Blue, for example, symbolized fertility, birth, and the life-giving waters of the Nile. The use of black for royal figures similarly expressed the fertility of the Nile from which Egypt was born. Gold indicated divinity due to its unnatural appearance and association with precious materials. Furthermore, gold was regarded by the ancient Egyptians as "the flesh of the god." Silver, referred to as "white gold" by the Egyptians, was likewise called "the bones of the god." Not all Egyptian reliefs were painted, and less prestigious works in tombs, temples and