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Animal worship in ancient Egypt is part of the culture of daily life of Egyptians. Animals of every kind were respected and revered, as they were in close contact with deities and gods that the average Egyptian could not reach. ... The cat in ancient Egypt, or miw (to see), was a sacred and respected beast.
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"The progress of the cat in Egyptian religion was quite remarkable and in many respects unusual," writes Jaromir Malek, author of The Cat in Ancient Egypt. "Unlike some other animals, the cat was not primarily associated with an important local deity at the beginning ... The ancient Egyptians didn't really worship cats,
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Ancient Egyptian Cats ... A bronze figure shows an Egyptian priest kneeling in worship before a very large cat wearing a great deal of gold jewelry. Archaeological exploration has turned up numerous amulets of bronze, ivory, terra cotta, and lapis lazuli, among other materials, made in the form of a cat or bearing the image...
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www.petpublishing.com/catkit/articles/egypt.shtml
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The family of cat can trace their genealogy back to ancient Cyprus and Egypt, ... Laws were created at that time to protect cats, since they were held in such high regard. Due to the cat's exalted status, a religious order of cat worship developed that lasted for more than 2,000 years. The cat goddess Bastet became one of...
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www.judithstock.com/Speaking_of_Animals/History_of_Cats...
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Is it a fact that Howard Carter had to take King Tut's body out piece by piece? ... No, the ancient Egyptians did not worship cats -- this is a rumor spread by the ancient Greeks! But they did like to have cats as pets and as hunting animals, and they did worship a cat-headed goddess called Bastet.
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www.digonsite.com/drdig/egypt/116.html
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It is believed that Bast was probably not the only cause of Egyptian cat worship. Sands explains that the ... Perhaps these unusual glowing eyes helped to inspire other cultures to invent their own myths about cats. After all, Egyptians were not the only ancient peoples to harbor beliefs about the feline species.
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cats.suite101.com/article.cfm/egyptian_cat_myths
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Bast and Sekhmet the Egyptian Cat Goddesses ... The Ancient Egyptians revered cats more than any culture in history. The Goddesses above are Sekhmet, who is lion-headed, and Bast, who is cat-headed. Bast is the Patroness of the Clan. Hail Bast ... Her worship was centered in delta city of Bubastis...
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wuzzle.org/cave/catlore1.html
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You are about to enter the shrine of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet. (Entrance at the bottom of this page); ... The domestic cat became highly regarded by Egyptian civilization as an animal of awe and wonder. Originating between five and six thousand ... The center of the worship of Bast was at the city of Bubastis and,
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Cats in Ancient Egypt - The decline of cat-worship ... Cats in Ancient Egypt - The decline of cat-worship: Encyclopedia II - Cats in Ancient Egypt - Cats in Egyptian mythology...
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