Among plants, the laurel; among animals, the wolf; and among birds, the hawk, the crow, and the swan were sacred to this god. […] Who were the most famous among the condemned? […] Heads of Isis are common among the decorations of Egyptian temples. […] Do the Chinese ever argue among themselves on points of belief? […] The Assyrian Baal was worshipped among the Celts as Bel or Belen.