Bastet is considered a symbol of tenderness and gentleness, as she was closely associated with the woman. He pointed out that the ancient Egyptian people domesticated cats and raised them in homes.

Jan. 19, 2010: A carving of the ancient cat-goddess Bastet found amongst the temple's ruins in the Kom el-Dekkah area of the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria.

The goddess statue is shown in the foreground of this photo along with some of the 100 wooden cat statues. Bastet served a protective role in Egyptian mythology, while also being associated with ...

Ancient Egyptians seem to have been "cat people," or at least cat mummy people. Researchers have dug up several mummified cats alongside about 100 wooden cat statues in a tomb complex near a ...

Egypt said Tuesday that its archaeologists have unearthed a Ptolemaic-era temple dating back more than 2,000 years, that may have been dedicated to the ancient cat goddess, Bastet.

The finding was announced on Saturday at the Bastet Temple, named after the lion-headed goddess – a place dedicated mainly to the worship of cats among the ancient populous.

The large collection of Bastet statues indicates that the temple was dedicated to her. ... changing her appearance to that of a cat and calling her Ailuros, a lunar goddess.

Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, and which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to ...

Bastet’s essential transformation, which Historia says took place around 3,000 years ago, saw the gentle warrior goddess go from woman with the head of a lioness to full-blown domesticated cat. ...