A sleek, proud bronze created in honor of the Egyptian goddess Bastet, “Cat” has lived at least six of her nine lives already. She was born between 664 and 332 BC, during Egypt’s Saite dynasty. A ...

If internet cat videos and memes are any indication, people today are as obsessed with cats as the ancient Egyptians were. Now in Atlanta after a stint at the Brooklyn Museum, "Divine Felines: Cats of ...

In ancient Egypt, cats were revered as near-royalty, embodying grace, cunning, and pest control. Beyond practical uses, they symbolized protection, fertility, and divine power, linked to the goddess ...

3,500 years ago, cats started showing up in Egyptian paintings on tomb walls and in sculptures and carvings. Not only were they abundant in these representations, but it was very clear that they were ...