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  2. Category:Cat goddesses - Wikipedia

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    Goddesses depicted as cats or whose myths and iconography are associated with cats. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

  3. Category:Cat deities - Wikipedia

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    Deities depicted as cats or whose myths and iconography are associated with cats. ... out of 2 total. Cat goddesses (3 C, 7 P) Cat gods ...

  4. Cultural depictions of cats - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Bastet - Wikipedia

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    These lakes were typical components of temples devoted to a number of lioness goddesses, who are said to represent one original goddess, Bastet, Mut, Tefnut, Hathor, and Sakhmet, [16] and came to be associated with sun gods such as Horus and Ra as well as the Eye of Ra. Each of them had to be appeased by a specific set of rituals. [16]

  6. Freyja - Wikipedia

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    In Norse mythology, Freyja (Old Norse "(the) Lady") is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr (magic for seeing and influencing the future). Freyja is the owner of the necklace Brísingamen, rides a chariot pulled by two cats, is accompanied by the boar Hildisvíni, and possesses a cloak of falcon feathers.

  7. Cats in ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    During the Hellenistic period between 323 and 30 BC, the goddess Isis became associated with Bastet and cats, as indicated by an inscription at the Temple of Edfu: “Isis is the soul of Bastet”. In this period, cats were systematically bred to be killed and to be mummified as sacrifices to the gods. [20]

  8. International Cat Day 2024: what breed aligns with your ...

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    Ancient Egyptians regarded cats as the embodiment of the goddess Bastet, and killing a cat was an offense punishable by death. Ancient Greeks associated cats with the goddess Hecate and Romans ...

  9. Category:Feline goddesses - Wikipedia

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    Goddesses depicted as felines or whose myths and iconography are associated with felines. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.