In addition, Claudius Aelianus wrote that in Ancient Egypt people believed that hawks were sacred to the god and that according to the ministers of Apollo in Egypt there were certain men called "hawk-keepers" (ἱερακοβοσκοί) who fed and tended the hawks belonging to the god.
ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, klˈɔːdɪəs ˈeɪliənəs ɹˈoʊt ðæt ɪn ˈeɪntʃənt ˈiːdʒɪpt pˈiːpəl bᵻlˈiːvd ðæt hˈɔːks wɜː sˈeɪkɹɪd tə ðə ɡˈɑːd ænd ðæt ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə mˈɪnɪstɚz ʌv ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt ðɛɹwˌɜː sˈɜːʔn̩ mˈɛn kˈɔːld "hˈɔːkkˈiːpɚz" lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈɛfθɹˈiːwˈʌnˈɛpsɪlənɹˈoʊˈælfəkˈæpəˈoʊmɪkɹənbˈeɪɾəˈoʊmɪkɹənsˈɪɡməkˈæpəˈoʊmɪkɹˌɑːnaɪˈoʊɾə hˌuː fˈɛd ænd tˈɛndᵻd ðə hˈɔːks bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ðə ɡˈɑːd.