*waves* Hi Sarah! I thought I would do a thread on Cats In Ancient Egypt since that is a great ? and also, loads of cat lovers here. Meww-ve along and don't put all your eggs in one Bastet... lets gooo: To start...the ancient Egyptians DID worship cats AND they loved showing them off...1/?

The main cat goddess for them was Bastet, whose cult center was in Bubastis in the Delta, attested as early as 2800 BC(!) at Saqqara... a goddess to protect you, and also, a representation of fierceness (no thoughts only vibes). From New Kingdom (1500BC)onwards, she was Sekhmet, lioness goddess 2/?

The Goddess Bastet and the Cult of Feline Deities in the Nile Delta - ARCE

The fascinating and sometimes exotic character of ancient Egyptian religion finds its perfect symbolization in the feline goddess Bastet. In…