#WorldFrogDay: in ancient #Egypt, #frog spawns were timed with the annual flooding of the Nile, making them fitting animal avatars of Heqet, a goddess of fertility, birth & rebirth.
Collection of frog amulets from New Kingdom to Late Period, c. 1550-332 BCE, at @metmuseum:
@art_history_animalia My brother has a kitty named after this goddess!