And don't forget Bastet: goddess of ... figures also adorned Egyptian art in the form of statues and paintings, emphasizing cats' importance in everyday life. Killing a cat, even accidentally ...

In Shanghai, cat ... goddess Bastet, showing the reverence for felines in ancient Egypt. "Much of the show has to do with cats," said Chu Xiaobo, the Shanghai Museum’s director, according to The ...

Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ancient Egyptian art, not just as helpful ... like the aforementioned cat-headed goddess Bastet. There are dozens of ancient Egyptian ...

In Bubastis, a city dedicated to the cat headed Egyptian goddess Bastet, a Roman was hanged for ... Cats appeared in Egyptian art as early as 1980 BC. Everyday scenes in tomb paintings show ...