Human uses of animals mantis was considered a god in southern African Khoi and San tradition for its praying posture. Among the mammals, cattle, deer, horses, lions, bats and wolves (including werewolves), are the subjects of myths and worship. Reptiles too, such as the crocodile, have been worshipped as gods in cultures including ancient Egypt and Hinduism. Of the twelve signs of the Western zodiac, six, namely Aries (ram), Taurus (bull), Cancer (crab), Leo (lion), Scorpio (scorpion), and Pisces (fish) are animals, while two others, Sagittarius (horse/man) and Capricorn (fish/goat) are hybrid animals; the name zodiac indeed means a circle of animals. All twelve
Koine Greek is also known as "Biblical", "New Testament", "ecclesiastical" or "patristic" Greek. It continues to be used as the liturgical language of services in the Greek Orthodox Church. The English-language name "Koine" derives from the Koine Greek term "he koinè diálektos", "the common dialect". The Greek word "koinē" () itself means "common". The word is pronounced , or in US English and in UK English. The pronunciation of the word in Koine itself gradually changed from (close to the Classical Attic pronunciation ) to (close to the Modern Greek ). In Greek, the language has been referred to as Ελληνιστική Κοινή,