Old Temple Dedicated to Egyptian Cat Goddess Bastet Discovered by Archeologists Near a Train Station The Supreme Council of ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations.

In Egyptian Mythology, Bastet was the goddess of love, music, fertility, and home. She presided over domestic issues and protected pregnant women from disease. She also served as inspiration for ...

In Egyptian mythology, gods and goddesses could transform into animals, but only one, Bastet, goddess of home and fertility, was believed to be able to take on the form of a cat. A magnificent ...

In Bubastis, a city dedicated to the cat headed Egyptian goddess Bastet, a Roman was hanged for this very crime. He was part of a delegation to negotiate a treaty of friendship with the Pharaoh ...