In the New Kingdom, Bastet was less of a lion and more of a protective domestic house cat. Cats were great representations to symbolize many characteristics of Egyptian deities, such as divinity, health, wealth, family, protection, good fortune, and more. Even the sun god Ra, one of the...
In the tomb of Nebamun, c.1,400 BCE, a hunting cat, already grasping birds in its claws, leaps to seize a duck in its mouth. Fragments illustrating a banquet from the same tomb give the impression that the painter not only had outstanding skill but a particular delight in experimenting ...
(Placename) a republic in NE Africa, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea: its history dates back about 5000 years. Occupied by the British from 1882, it became an independent kingdom in 1922 and a republic in 1953. Over 96 per cent of the total area is desert, with the chief areas of...
The Great Goddess of the hippopotamus "Tawaret" stands as a symbol of childbirth and fertility. She was renowned across the history of ancient Egypt as the protector of children and vital aid to women during their birth and pregnancy. The female hippo is very protective of her children while ...
Bastet – Depicted as a woman with a head of a wild cat or lion, Bastet is the counterpart of Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting. Amun – Amun is the god of air and is depicted as a man wearing a crown with vertical plumes. His animal symbols were a goose and a ram. During ...
Breed History The Egyptian Mau, the lone naturally spotted breed of domestic cat in the world, has a rich and glorious history. Researchers have been able to learn much about this species from Egyptian art and actual mummified cats! Studies of cat mummies dated 200-600 B.C. found in Egypti...
Bastet, who was depicted as a cat, was seen as gentle and caring, unlike Sekhmet, who was a strong warrior and protector. Religious Role – In the Underworld The Mandjet – the Boat of Millions of Years, also known as the morning boat, and the Mesektet, sometimes the evening boat, ar...
Was also a protector of women and had a complex history. Hauhet - (a.k.a. Hehet) Goddess of infinity and formlessness. The female counterpart to Hah. Hedetet - A little known goddess who took the form of a scorpion. Heket - (a.k.a. Hek, Hektet, Heqat, Heget) An Egyptian...
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She is associated with Mafdet – the very first feline goddess in Egyptian history who was also the goddess of justice – and Mau – the divine cat and an aspect of Ra. Her role as the protector of the innocent and the avenger of the wronged was inherited from Mafdet. In her association...