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Dive into the majestic world of ancient Egypt, where cats weren't just pets but revered guardians adored by pharaohs and commoners alike. Our journey unveils the sacred bond between these...
24 Νοε 2023 · Ancient Egyptians domesticated African wildcats, believing they descended from them, for their adept hunting skills and graceful demeanor, thus giving rise to the Mau breed with deeply rooted origins in Egyptian history, tracing back to the earliest dynasties of this civilization.
7 Δεκ 2021 · The ancient Egyptians’ special love for cats is well known. Admired for her hunting abilities, the sleek feline achieved divine status, becoming a fixture of ancient Egyptian society. Lavish tomb paintings, lofty statues, and intricate jewelry all show the Egyptians’ great fondness for cats.
17 Αυγ 2021 · Whether or not they were worshiped as deities, cats were an integral part of ancient Egyptian life. And, based on mummified cats discovered in tombs alongside humans, they carried an...
16 Οκτ 2021 · The ancient Egyptians' special love for cats is well known. In fact, cat lovers today have them to thank for introducing African wildcat DNA into domestication; this would eventually become the beloved tabby. But why did were Egyptians so enamored by these early felines?
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 Μαΐ 2019 · How Egypt’s ancient city of divine cats was rediscovered. Clues from ancient texts guided European archaeologists in their long search for Bubastis, sacred to the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet.
