Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved ...

For a long time, ancient Egypt was thought to be the starting point — home of cat worship, divine felines ... In ancient Egypt, people worshipped Bastet, a goddess often depicted with feline features.

"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 ...

Of the many Egyptian deities, Bastet—the goddess of cats and daughter of the ... For the event—cleverly called “Meowseum Nights”— cat owners were invited to bring their feline friends ...

Some of the artifacts on display are connected to a temple found several years ago in Saqqara dedicated to Bastet, an Egyptian goddess often depicted as a cat. “Egyptian archaeological teams ...

It was a good overlap of Egyptian and Chinese society.” The show includes the Bastet temple, devoted to a cat goddess. “Much of the show has to do with cats,” Chu says. “Ancient Egypt had ...

Egyptian mythology is one of the oldest surviving mythologies in the world. While not as prevalent in popular culture as the ...

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 ...