Mummified cat on display at the Louvre ... while chickens were associated with Mercury and Mithras," write Doherty and team. "The Egyptian goddess Bastet … first appeared in the 3rd millennium BCE ...

But that idea was shaken by the discovery of a more-than 9,000-year-old grave on the island of Cyprus, where a cat was buried alongside a human. The age of the burial predates any known Egyptian ...

Health: Energy baths and spiritual practices will be invigorating. Message from the Goddess: Listen to the tides of your heart. Bastet, the Egyptian cat goddess, brings joy and magnetism. Her presence ...

Discovered by Shoruq Al-Ashqar from the American Institute of Cairo, she named it Bastetodon in homage to the Ancient Egyptian cat goddess Bastet. “It was an amazing moment,” Al-Ashqar said.

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From sculptures to historical artifacts, these cat museums are dedicated to honoring and showcasing the beloved feline in various cultures and eras. The Manekineko Museum in Okayama is dedicated ...

Inspired ancient Egyptians’ worship of Bastet, the goddess ... cat—the museum has given cats the chance to interact with part of the exhibition called “The Secrets of Saqqara”. “Egyptian ...

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