An Egyptian goddess with the grace of a feline but the fierceness of a lioness. One of the most important and beloved deities ...

Some animal burials were found there, and the workshop may have been used to mummify animals associated with Bastet, an ancient Egyptian goddess ... according to the hieroglyph inscriptions ...

New Historia What do you think of New Historia’s breakdown of the Ancient Egyptian goddess, Bastet? Are you now considering a cadre of cats as your bodyguard? Are you just going to start ...

Two thousand years ago, an Egyptian purchased a mummified kitten from a breeder, to offer as a sacrifice to the goddess Bastet ... the seated cats depicted in hieroglyphics from the same era.

Bastet, the Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility, famously sported a feline face. Even today, one of the oldest ...

Several mummified cat remains and deities like the Egyptian goddess Bastet suggest that the furry felines and humans lived alongside each other in the region. However, the exact circumstances ...

January 21, 2010—This limestone feline is among some 600 cat statues from a newfound temple dedicated to the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet. The ancient temple was recently discovered under the ...

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 ...

BLACK CAT MAGIC in Ancient Egyptian times was a serious matter. To Bastet or Bast, the Sun Goddess, cats were sacred and held in the high esteem, and in fact, there were penalties for killing or ...

"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 ...

Religious beliefs changed a lot during Ancient Egyptian history. But what remained the same was the important role that gods and goddesses played in people's lives, their deaths and their journey ...