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 ...

Bastet, the Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility, famously sported a feline face. Even today, one of the oldest domesticated cat breeds in the world, the Egyptian Mau, traces its origins ...

"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 ...

Bastet Goddess, originally a fierce lioness warrior goddess of sun worshiped throughout most of ancient Egyptian history. Later she became the cat goddess that is familiar today. She then was ...

who was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion and was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh. Other foils seemed to represent Bastet, a cat goddess, and the falcon-headed god Horus.

The trove was found at Saqqara's "Cemetery of Ancient Animals," a temple complex outside Cairo once dubbed "Bubasteion" — a reference to the ancient Egyptian goddess Bast or Bastet, who was ...

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 ...

Inspired by ancient Egyptians' worship of Bastet, the deity of protection – often depicted as a cat – the museum has given cats the chance to interact with part of the exhibition called "The Secrets ...

The foils were molded into the shape of Ancient Egyptian gods, such as Isis, who was one of the most important deities. Other foils seemed to represent Bastet, a cat goddess, and the falcon-headed ...

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