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Cat-headed deity Bastet. In ancient Egypt, cats were represented in social and religious scenes dating as early as 1980 BC. [2] Several ancient Egyptian deities were depicted and sculptured with cat-like heads such as Mafdet, Bastet and Sekhmet, representing justice, fertility, and power, respectively. [3]
Cats, known in ancient Egypt as the mau, played a large role in ancient Egyptian society.They were associated with the goddesses Isis and Bastet. [4] Cats were sacred animals and the goddess Bastet was often depicted in cat form, sometimes taking on the war-like aspect of a lioness.
At the Bubastis temple, some cats were found to have been mummified and buried, many next to their owners. More than 300,000 mummified cats were discovered when Bastet's temple was excavated. Turner and Bateson suggest that the status of the cat was roughly equivalent to that of the cow in modern India. The death of a cat might leave a family ...
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Nefertem – A god of the lotus blossom from which the sun god rose at the beginning of time Son of Ptah and Sekhmet [24] Neper – A god of Grain [25] Osiris – A god of death and resurrection who rules Duat and enlivens vegetation, the sun god, and deceased souls [26] Ptah – A creator deity and god of craftsmen, the Tutelary deity of ...
Male deities depicted as cats or whose myths and iconography are associated with cats. Pages in category "Cat gods" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Egyptian god Horus says that the purpose underlying the practice of mummifying animals is the animals containing the deities who take the forms of these animals based on their qualities: "The benefit of mummification which is performed for the Ibis, the soul of Thoth, one of the greatest ones, is made for the Hawk also, the soul of Ptah ...