When I announce that I’m not really a pet person (and especially that I don’t particularly want a dog), people stare at me like I’m a criminal. But at least I’m not as vicious as the world’s first cat ...

In Egyptian mythology, gods and goddesses could transform into animals, but only one, Bastet, goddess of home and fertility, was believed to be able to take on the form of a cat.

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 ...

Of the many Egyptian deities, Bastet—the goddess of cats and daughter of the sun god Re—is one of the most recognizable. Her existence proves that felines were revered in Ancient Egypt.

Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, and which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors ...

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The researchers named the leopard-size species Bastetodon syrtos as a nod to the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet because of the species’ unique shorter snout compared with other ...

Based on their analysis, the team has described a new genus—"Sekhmetops," after the lion-headed ancient Egyptian goddess of war—with two species, S. phiomensis and S. africanus.

Temples dedicated to Egyptian goddess Bastet have been found around vast ancient arable lands. Vishwam Sankaran. Sunday 27 April 2025 16:26 BST.