Egyptians: Strabo on animal gods and accompanying rites (early first century CE)

Ancient author: Strabo (early first century CE), Geography 17.1.1-54 (with some omissions) and 17.2.5 (link). Comments: Following his discussion of Arabians, Strabo turns further southwest to deal with Egyptians and some other peoples within Egypt. He starts by suggesting a high level of civilization for Egyptians in many respects when compared to Ethiopians (further south), [ ]