Zoomorphism

Zoomorphism is the shaping of something in animal form or terms. Examples include:
*Art that imagines humans as animalsHope B. Werness, The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2004, px. ISBN 0826415253 
*Art that creates patterns using animal imagery, or animal style
*Animal-deities, such as exist in Egyptian mythologySimson R Najovits, Egypt, Trunk of the Tree: A Modern Survey of an Ancient Land, Algora Publishing, 2004, p279. ISBN 0875862012
*Therianthropy: the ability to shapeshift into animal formGerina Dunwich, Wicca A to Z: A Modern Witch's Encyclopedia, Kensington Pub Corp, 1998, p155. ISBN 0806519304
*The tendency of viewing human behaviour in terms of the behaviour of animals, analogous to anthropomorphism, which views animal behaviour in human terms
The word derives from the Greek ζωον (zōon), meaning animal, and μορφη (morphē), meaning shape or form.
==Examples==
*Fenrisulfr, a wolf in Norse
*Airavata, the king god of elephants in Indian mythology.
*Clawfoot bathtub, with feet in the shape of a lion's paws.
*The common representation of the Holy Spirit as a dove in Christianity.
*Mark as a lion in Christianity.
*A literary phrase such as "The roar of the ocean".
* The ancient Egyptians gods were based on animals.
* The sphinx from the "Oedipus the King" written by Sophocles
*Equestropomorphism, animating objects that take the actions of a horse. For instance, in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, the army that fights the Nazis is composed of anthropomorphized knightly body armor and equestropomorphized horse armor.
==References==
Category:Animal worship
Category:Animals in religion
Category:Anthropology of religion
Category:Symbolism
Category:Art genres