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The History Of Cats In EgyptWhiskers of the Pharaohs: The Epic Tale of Cats in Ancient EgyptOUTLINE: 00:00:00 Cats as Sacred Creatures00:01:20 Protectors of ...
Discover the fascinating story of how cats were worshipped in ancient Egypt for bringing good luck and protection. Meet Bastet, the cat-headed goddess, and l...
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- Cats Provided Companionship and Pest Control
- Companionship in The Afterlife
- Ancient Royals Made Cats Trendy
- Cats Had Coveted Characteristics
- Cat Mummification
For most of the civilization’s history, ancient Egyptians saw cats as mutually beneficial companions, according to Troche. “Cats might come inside when it was hot, and they in turn would chase away dangerous animals, such as snakes—many of which were venomous—and scorpions,” she explains. Some of what we know about the function of cats in ancient E...
After keeping a cat as a live-in pet during their lives, ancient Egyptians continued that relationship into the afterlife. “The tomb was one's posthumous house for eternity,” Troche explains. “In your tombs, you would depict your family, your greatest titles and awards and the things you enjoyed doing. So, to see cats included in these tableaus spe...
As is the case across various civilizations and cultures, ancient Egyptians saw royals as trendsetters, taking cues from the ruling tastemakers on everything from food, to fashion, to felines. “Ancient Egyptians held cats in such high regard because of the practices and preferences of their gods, but also because their kings, the pharaohs, kept gia...
In addition to appreciating their ability to keep rodents, snakes and other pests out of their homes, the ancient Egyptians understood that cats of all sizes are smart, quick and powerful. “Sekhmet was a lioness goddess who was a warrior and protector deity who kept at bay the enemies of the sun god Ra (also spelled “Re”) and who also kept away ill...
The ancient Egyptians believed that their gods could assume different forms, and over the centuries, it became increasingly common for gods to take the form of animals, including cats. “These gods could not just appear with the head of a cat, for example, but could also inhabit the bodies of cats,” Skidmore explains. “That’s why cats were mummified...
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Jun 19, 2017 · How cats conquered the ancient world. The domestic cat is descended from wild cats that were tamed twice - in the Near East and then Egypt, according to the largest study of its kind. Farmers in ...
Jun 19, 2017 · Historians took all this as evidence that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate the feline. That is, until 2004, when researchers discovered a 9500-year-old cat buried with a human on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, revealing that cats had been living with people thousands of years before Egypt even existed.
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Long before cats became stars of the internet, they enjoyed great fame in ancient Egypt. The exhibition “Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt” explores the role and meaning of cats through a selection of works of art from the world-famous Egyptian collections of the Brooklyn Museum. The exhibition, on view at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Oct. 14–Jan.
