Ancient Egypt is the best known civilization for cat domestication and worship. Mummified cat remains and deities like Bastet suggested that cats and humans lived alongside each other. However ...

Eventually, some ancient Egyptians likely welcomed the cats home as adorable pet companions, they say. The domestication and spread of animals driven by cults is not uncommon. For instance, previous ...

Ancient Egyptians revered animals ... but animals also played an important role in religious life. Cats, ibis birds, bulls, and even crocodiles were considered sacred and mummified as offerings ...

One should not follow the customs of non-Jews (nor should one try to resemble them). One should not wear clothing that is ...

Previously, scientists had largely believed that cats were domesticated ... religious significance in Egypt, particularly their association with the worship of female goddesses.

Research suggests that cat sacrifices in Egypt may have helped shape the tameness of today ... dated between 500 and 0 B.C.E. Their rise coincided with a surge in the worship of Bastet, the goddess of ...

It's estimated ancient Egyptians mummified up to 70 million animals including cats, shrews, falcons ... catus hold true, it wouldn't be the first time religious worship spurred humans to carry animals ...

Young crocodiles are sometimes preyed on by African Big Cats ... worship for this deity: a place referred to as “Crocodilopolis” by the Greeks. Several other temples also existed through-out ...

Following Egypt - Remix's release, several fans took to social media platforms to suggest that the Grammy-winning rapper's verse was throwing shade at fellow rapper and peer Doja Cat. Westside ...

Setting a new Idol record is 16-year-old Mattie Pruitt. Born April 15, 2009, during season 10, no other finalist in the series’ 23 seasons has been born later.