Cat Gods -- Don't They Know It
In Ancient Egypt, cats were revered as the earthly incarnation of a god. About 950 BC, a city on the Nile delta called Bubastis worshiped a cat-headed woman called Bast or Pasht. She was the favorite of the sun-god Ra, and was associated with happiness, pleasure, dancing, and the warmth of the sun. And oh yes…also fertility.
This statue now sits in my office. It’s a reproduction of a common rendering of feline figures associated with the cat cult of Bast. It reminds me that once humans set cats high on a pedestal and that whether we now consider them “holy” or simply “holy terrors” they deserve our admiration and consideration.
Cats seem to realize this and will accept no less.
Does your cat act like a goddess? Leave me a comment and tell me about it!
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