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27 Ιουλ 2024 · 1. The Divine Feline: Bastet and the Cult of Cats. In ancient Egypt, cats held a special place in society and were deeply intertwined with religious beliefs. The goddess Bastet, often depicted as a woman with a cat’s head, was the most prominent feline deity.
14 Ιουλ 2020 · As Bastet was the goddess of cats, she was usually depicted with a cat head and an ankh (the Egyptian symbol of life). Prior to her association with cats, Bastet was primarily associated with a lioness.
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]
In the earliest Bastet iconography, she is depicted with the body of a slender female and the head of a lioness. Her cat-headed form became her primary symbol during the later New Kingdom period, after 1100 BC.
Bastet was depicted by Egyptians with the head of a cat and the slender body of a woman. Sometimes, Bastet was venerated as just a cat head. Bastet, Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur, India
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.
Often worshipped by Egyptians who owned cats – cats were considered sacred animals in ancient Egypt. Believed to have the power to protect against evil spirits and diseases – her image was often used as a symbol of good luck and protection.
