Horses, asses, camels, oxen, and sheep—source of the domestic and commercial business life of the country—being destroyed, must have seriously crippled their resources for trade and commerce; while the death of their sacred animals, the goat, cow, and especially the great god Apis, the "Bull"—who was so venerated, that on a certain occasion the whole nation went into mourning on his death—must have been a sad and terrible blow to the religious faith and feelings of the people.
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