country from the city of Per-Bastet, or Bubastis, a city especially sacred to the goddess Bast. In fact, the city’s name means “ house of ...
Ruling from Cat City
Ra, the Great Tomcat
sun the following morning. Numerous paintings have been found showing Ra, the “Great Tomcat,” using a knife to slay Apophis.
Cats in dreams
ancient Egypt. If you dreamed about a cat, it was a good omen but not related to sex. It was a sign of prosperity to come—specifically, a go...
Sacred and four-legged
Travelers to ancient Egypt got the impression that the Egyptians literally worshipped cats. Did they? Aside from the love they showed to the...
The cat charm
sound made by cats, but also meant “to see.”
Snake hunters
rodent killers . Various types of poisonous snakes live in Egypt, notably the infamous asp (the species Cleopatra used to kill herself). Tru...
The oldest cat art
Precisely when the ancient Egyptians began domesticating cats is in dispute, but the oldest artwork depicting a cat dates from around 1950 B...
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