Also called Bakha, Bacis, Bull of Armant.
Their story
The Buchis was the sacred bull of Armant, south of Thebes, regarded as the living image of Montu and also linked to Ra. The Roman writer Macrobius claims his coat changed colour with each hour of the day. His cult flourished from the Thirtieth Dynasty into Roman times, and the bulls were buried in a special cemetery, the Bucheum. Their mothers were buried nearby in their own tombs.
Best times to give to them
- dawn
- before a challenge
What they like being given
- fresh greens
- water
- bread
How to honour them
- Honour him through care for animals and by asking for strength.
How they can help you
- strength
- endurance
- recovery
Symbols
- white bull with a black face
- sun disc with two plumes between the horns
Most evidence for his cult is Late Period, Ptolemaic and Roman.
Sources
- Mond and Myers, The Bucheum
- Macrobius, Saturnalia 1.21
- Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
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