Egyptian gods and goddesses were an essential part of ancient ... divine knowledge and power should not be sought by humans!" Bastet, often depicted as a lioness or a domestic cat, was the goddess ...

In Egyptian mythology, gods and goddesses could transform into animals, but only one, Bastet, goddess of home and fertility, was believed to be able to take on the form of a cat. A magnificent ...

1. Killing a cat in Ancient Egypt was not a good idea. In Bubastis, a city dedicated to the cat headed Egyptian goddess Bastet, a Roman was hanged for this very crime. He was part of a delegation ...

If you think your moggy at home demands attention, they’ve got nothing on Bastet, the Egyptian cat goddess. The extremely popular deity was originally depicted as a wild cat, but later on when ...

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 ...