Ancient Egyptian History
Goddess Bastet
Cats played a significant role in ancient Egyptian spirituality, society
and culture. Infact, they were worshipped, deified and mummified as
well. Cats were seen as sacred as a sign of luck, fertility and a
valuable domesticated cohabitant to control rodents and vermin that
would threaten diseases or deplete the crops and food storage in their
homes.
It was believed that cats were an incarnation of the
goddess Bastet, who was the
goddess of protection, pleasure and the bringer of good health.
She had the head of a cat and a slender female body. Bast also
represented good luck, fertility, pleasure, mystery, sensuality and
protector of women and childbirth.
Bastet was one of the most worshipped deities in Ancient Egyptian
mythology and is still seen as the protector of the home. She is often
seen as having power over fertility and a guardian against evil.
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