In ancient Egypt, few animals were more revered than the cat—and nowhere was this more true than in the city of Bubastis. In ...

If you've ever thought that people nowadays are a bit obsessed with cats, allow me to (re)introduce you to ancient Egyptian culture. Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ...

Most cat owners joke that their felines rule over their homes like royalty, but these asides could hold some truth. Research has found that some of today's U.S. house cats could be the descendants of ...

Of the many Egyptian deities, Bastet—the goddess of cats and daughter of the sun god Re—is one of the most recognizable. Her ...

If you peaked in high school, you know the feeling: the sounds of your school bell, the smell of the cafeteria meatloaf, the touch of the dodgeball against the back of your neck. These are sensory ...

Cats in ancient Egypt were considered sacred and were connected with Bastet, the goddess of fertility, protection and pleasure. Bastet was depicted as a woman with the head of a cat or lioness. Cats ...