Cats hold a unique position in the tapestry of ancient Egyptian culture, embodying a blend of practicality and spirituality ...

Cat coffins and representations of the cat-headed goddess Bastet are among the extraordinary objects that reveal felines’ critical role in ancient Egyptian religious, social, and political life.

Who is this diva? Why, it's “La Grande Dame (The Cat Woman),” the star of Sotheby’s Modern Evening Sale in New York.

If you think your moggy at home demands attention, they’ve got nothing on Bastet, the Egyptian cat goddess. The extremely popular deity was originally depicted as a wild cat, but later on when ...

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 ...

The Greeks sometimes likened their goddess, Artemis, with the mighty Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet. Egyptians depicted Bastet ...

According to the museum, the Egyptian antiquities exhibition ... which was dedicated to the cat goddess Bastet. “In ancient Egypt, the cat goddess Bastet was regarded as a symbol of protection ...

The ‘Meow Night’ event was held in honour of Egyptian cat goddess Bastet, the goddess of protection. The goddess is often depicted as a cat, and the museum has given cats the chance to ...

For the final two years of the study, the researchers will be dissecting the genetic secrets of their large collection of Egyptian cat mummies. They want to compare the DNA of these cats with ...

transforms – still feline but much larger than a house cat – into Bastet, an ancient Egyptian goddess serving as the protector of homes and families, and associated with fertility, childbirth ...

RSPCA staff in Nantwich are hoping to dispel myths surrounding black cats as they are three times more likely to come into ...

If you live in the US or Canada, you've probably heard that black cats are bad luck, and that crossing paths with a black cat is a sure sign that trouble's headed your way. These superstitions are ...