 The forms in which the gods are shown , although diverse , are limited in many ways . Many creatures that are widespread in Egypt were never used in divine iconography , whereas a few , such as falcons , cobras , and cattle , can each represent many deities . Animals that were absent from Egypt in the early stages of its history were not used as divine images . For instance , the horse , which was only introduced in the Second Intermediate Period ( c . 1650 – 1550 BC ) , never represented a god . Similarly , the clothes worn by anthropomorphic deities in all periods changed little from the styles used in the Old Kingdom : a kilt , false beard , and often a shirt for male gods and a long , tight @-@ fitting dress for goddesses . 
 The forms in which the gods are shown , although diverse , are limited in many ways . Many creatures <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>are</mark></a>widespread in Egypt <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> never used in divine iconography , whereas a few , such as falcons , cobras , and cattle , can each represent many deities . Animals <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> absent from Egypt in the early stages of its history <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> not used as divine images . For <a href='negative_concord' title='7'><mark>instance</mark></a> , the horse , which was only introduced in the Second Intermediate Period ( c . 1650 – 1550 BC ) , never represented <a href='None' title='8'><mark>a</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='9'><mark>god</mark></a> . Similarly , the clothes worn by anthropomorphic deities in all periods<a href='been_done' title='10'><mark></mark></a> changed little from the styles used in the Old Kingdom : a kilt , false beard , and often a shirt for male gods and a long , tight @-@ fitting dress for goddesses . 
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