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What Is The Big Cat In Egypt Called?

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Bastet, also called Bast , ancient egypt ian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. The daughter of Re, the sun god, Bastet was an ancient deity whose ferocious nature was ameliorated after the domestication of the cat around 1500 bce. What big cats were in ancient Egypt? History. There … Read more

What Are The Black Egyptian Cats Called?

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Ebony is a great Egyptian cat name for a black cat. If your cat looks like a little lion then maybe a name like Sekhmet (warrior lion goddess) or Mihos (the lion-headed son of Bastet, the Egyptian god of the cats). What did they call cats in ancient Egypt? Interestingly, while there was more than … Read more