As a result, there were extremely heavy penalties for harming cats throughout Egyptian history. At the height of Bast's popularity killing a cat, even accidentally, was punishable by death. Diodorus Siculus wrote "Whoever kills a cat in Egypt is condemned to death, whether he committed this c...
The first domesticated cats may have saved early Egyptians from many rodent infestations and likewise, Bast developed from the adoration for her feline companions. She was the daughter of the sun god Ra and played significant role in Ancient Egyptian religion. It has been speculated that cats resi...
But have you ever wondered how these memes started or where they came from? Buckle up, young internet explorers, as we dive intothe history of some of the funniest cat memes that have ruled the web. Cats and Egyptian Mythology: A Fun History Lesson ...
Whether or not they were worshiped as deities, cats were an integral part of ancient Egyptian life. And, based on mummified catsdiscovered in tombs alongside humans, they carried an important role in the afterlife, as well. HISTORY Vault: Engineering an Empire: Egypt ...
“On Top of the Pyramid” explores ancient Egyptian life and highlights recent archaeological discoveries. It features nearly 800 artifacts from various eras in Egyptian history, as Chu tellsChina Daily’s Zhang Kun. Some of the artifacts on display are connected ...
Ancient Egyptian Cats: A cat-like animal slaying the Apophis serpent, Theban Tomb of Inherkha, ca. 1160 BCE. The Cat in Ancient Egypt, Jaromir Malek, University of Pennsylvania Press. In theCoffin Textswe find Pakhet the Great, huntress by night and a goddess of war. She is depicted as...
Egyptian history showsthat cats worked hard to be welcomed into homes. But people eventually noticed that the animals resembled Bast, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of protection, and they became an animal held in high regard. Bobbi Bergeron
000 years agoafter a few felines strayed into agricultural farms. Ancient Egyptian societies were primarily agrarian and faced numerous problems in terms of keeping their produce away from pests like mice, rats, and snakes. At a time when food was not found in abundance and whatever little was...
Egyptian Mau Cat[ad] Empty ad slot (#1)! Empty ad slot (#1)! History of Egyptian Mau Cat Breed There is no record of the origin of the Egyptian Mau cats and it is fraught with uncertainty. It is, however, considered to have descended from wild African cats. If one sees walls ...
History of the Abyssinian Cat As far back as four thousand years ago, Abyssinian cats were a very original breed of cat in ancient Egypt. Zula was the first Abyssinian cat that was brought to Europe by a British soldier. This was quite after Britain’s victory over Abyssinia in 1868 during...