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In 1830, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg accounted of having observed three different small cat forms in Egypt: the jungle cat, the African wildcat, and a sacred cat that was intermediate in size between the jungle cat and the domestic cat.
7 Δεκ 2021 · Some people were even named after cats, including the Pharaoh Pami whose name means “Tomcat” or “he who belongs to the Cat (Bastet).” Perhaps this infatuation with cats can explain how the Egyptians turned their own cats into the lovable fur-balls we know today.
Mau is strongly associated with the ancient Egyptian mythology regarding the 'great cat' of Ra 'who dwells in Heliopolis' and killed the monstrous serpent deity Apep the Egyptian god of evil. Mau was the cat that protected the Persea Tree identified with the Egyptian Tree of Life.
Bastet, ancient Egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. The daughter of Re, the sun god, Bastet was an ancient deity whose ferocious nature was ameliorated after the domestication of the cat around 1500 BCE.
24 Νοε 2023 · Recent archaeological discoveries have continued to shed light on the significance of the Mau in ancient Egyptian society. One of the most notable finds includes the discovery of cat mummies and statues in the tombs of Saqqara, which provide tangible evidence of the cat’s revered status.
17 Αυγ 2021 · Along with hieroglyphics, obelisks and geometric patterns, cats feature prominently in ancient Egyptian art, reflecting the animal’s unique status among the people who dwelled along the Nile...
9 Μαΐ 2015 · Bastet and Mafdet both possibly originate from the legend of a divine jungle cat named Mau/Muit who defended one of the sacred Persea trees in Annu from the serpent Apophis. The cat caught the snake in the act of attempting to strangle the tree, and cut off its head for its crimes.
