Have you ever noticed your cat staring deeply at a blank space—or responding to a sound that you can’t hear? Could it be that ...

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 ...

Egyptian cat mummies dating from 500 to 0 B.C.E. remain the oldest ... In ancient Egypt, people worshipped Bastet, a goddess often depicted with feline features. Mummified cats were common ritual ...

"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 ...

Bastetodon was named for the cat-headed Egyptian goddess Bastet, who symbolized protection, pleasure, and good health. It was also an acknowledgment of its cat-like snout and the region where the ...

In Shanghai, cat lovers had an opportunity to explore ancient Egyptian artifacts ... includes artifacts from the Bastet temple, devoted to the cat goddess Bastet, showing the reverence for felines ...

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 cat head, narrow figure, and elongated appendages reference the Ancient Egyptian cat goddess Bastet, who is said to have protected Lower Egypt from disease and evil spirits as well as being ...

Inspired ancient Egyptians’ worship of Bastet, the goddess of protection — often depicted as a cat — the museum has given cats the chance to interact with part of the exhibition called The Secrets of ...

Inspired by 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 ...