Copper statue of the cat goddess Bastet. Eighth to fourth centuries ... but it is better known today by its Greek name, Bubastis. The red granite ruins of the Temple of Bastet lie near the ...

Case in point: This video from New Historia, which tells the story of the fertility goddess, Bastet. And how she evolved from “fierce lion” into “fluffy cat” will probably help shed light ...

January 21, 2010—This limestone feline is among some 600 cat statues from a newfound temple dedicated to the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet ... wife of Greek King Ptolemy III, who ruled Egypt ...

From the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet to the Olympic king Zeus, there's a mythological name for every kitty. Greek god names for cats, as well as monikers from other mythologies, are a great option ...

Egyptian mythology has a lot of gods. Some of them have loomed large in pop culture and the public imagination: Ra, Apophis, Anubis, Isis, Bast, Osiris, etc. Some are far more obscure. But that in ...