3. In Ancient Egypt, killing a cat was considered illegal. Not only were felines thought to be holy and imbued with all sorts of important spirits, but they were helpful with catching rats!
It’s pretty well-known that cats were a big deal back in ancient Egypt. Heck, it’s even a plot point in some of the Brendan Fraser Mummy movies! Still, the extent to which the Egyptians loved their cats is sometimes not as known.
One of the more important gods in ancient Egypt, for instance, was the deity Bastet. As the goddess of cats, protection, joy, dance, music, and family, she enjoyed a prominent role in the lives of everyday Egyptians. In later years, she was depicted as having a woman’s body with a cat’s head. Pretty wild, huh?
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