Many wealthy families went so far as to mummify their cats so they could join their humans in the afterlife. Bastet, the Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility, famously sported a feline face.

Inspired ancient Egyptians' worship of Bastet, the goddess of protection ... called "The Secrets of Saqqara". "Egyptian archaeological teams discovered a cat temple in Saqqara and unearthed ...

On “Meow Night,” felines can interact with the relics and have their picture taken with Bastet, the cat-like Egyptian goddess of protection. Vets are on hand and there are rest areas in case ...

Several mummified cat remains and deities like the Egyptian goddess Bastet suggest that the furry felines and humans lived alongside each other in the region. However, the exact circumstances ...

"Today's discovery confirms that the temple wasn't exclusively for cats, but for other Egyptian ... god usually depicted with an erect phallus; Nefertem, the beautiful son of Bastet; Isis, the ...

Killing a cat, even accidentally, resulted in death, showing just how much they were valued. In Egyptian mythology, gods and goddesses could transform into animals, but only one, Bastet ...

Of the many Egyptian deities, Bastet—the goddess of cats and daughter of the sun god Re—is one of the most recognizable. Her existence proves that felines were revered in Ancient Egypt.

The exhibition on ancient Egyptian civilization is divided into ... including the unearthed ruins of a temple dedicated to the revered cat goddess Bastet dating back to 600 BC and well-preserved ...

"That was a moment," she said. Paleontologist Shorouq Al-Ashqar with the Bastetodon's remarkably intact skull and a figure of the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet. (Hesham Sallam/American University in ...