Egyptian Sun God
Egyptian Cat Bastet : Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 600 B.C.
The first reference to the domestic cat appears in the eleventh dynasty. Because it was hostile to snakes, it became a sacred animal of the Sun God. In the New Kingdom, the male cat was regarded as an incarnation of the Sun God and the female cat was equated with the solar eye.
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Egyptian Scarab Pectoral Brooch - Egyptian New Kingdom, 1570-1070 B.C.
Egyptian Collection - A representation of the sun-god Khepri, the scarab rolls the all powerful sun across the heavens, symbolizing rebirth and eternal life. He is surrounded by two guardian goddesses, Isis and Nephthys.
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Egyptian Cat Bastet - Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 550 B.C.
The first reference to the domestic cat appears in the eleventh dynasty. Because it was hostile to snakes, it became a sacred animal of the Sun God. In the New Kingdom, the male cat was regarded as an incarnation of the Sun God and the female cat was equated with the solar eye.
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Egyptian Cat Bastet - Saqqara, Egypt. 1200 BC
The first reference to the domestic cat appears in the eleventh dynasty. Because it was hostile to snakes, it became a sacred animal of the Sun God. In the New Kingdom, the male cat was regarded as an incarnation of the Sun God and the female cat was equated with the solar eye.
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Egyptian Cat Relief
The first reference to the domestic cat appears in the eleventh dynasty. Because it was hostile to snakes, it became a sacred animal of the Sun God. In the New Kingdom, the male cat was regarded as an incarnation of the Sun God and the female cat was equated with the solar eye.
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Cat with Kittens Sculpture - Egyptian, 600-30 B.C., The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Egyptian Collection - The cat in ancient Egypt represented the goddess Bastet in one of her aspects. She was goddess of Bubastis, a city in the northeastern Delta. Originally linked to the sun god Re, she came to be associated with joy, felicity, and family closeness.
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