2006-10-06 09:34:02 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Yes the Egyptians worshiped them as Gods, in fact the cat is considered to be a protector of the "underworld". Its amazing the culture behind it and its really fun to read about.
2006-10-06 09:38:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
yeah in ancient Egypt before a million of years ago, the ancient Egyptians thought that the cats were sacred animals. Because the god Re had a cat name Konshi it said that Konshi saved the Egyptians from the great flood(you know when the rain camed down and it flooded for forty days). Konshi saw a vision what will happen and told her king by meowing sweetly. After the Pharaoh Re died he told his slaves and people to make Konshi the chooser. Then Konshi choosed the wises and brightess boy to be the next Phaoroh. That is why.
2006-10-06 15:17:50 · answer #2 · answered by Sakura 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes just look up any history from Egypt of even Greek Mythology. Even in certain religions cats where known as goddess or gods. Still today many religions such as Wicca or Pagan do revere the cat a a sacred entity. Throughout time cats have had mystical powers attributed to them in various forms and ways. Many books are out there on the subject have fun and google it you'll be amazed at all that is out there.
2006-10-06 09:40:31 · answer #3 · answered by fierequebecoiseauusa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. The Egyptians had a cat-headed God named Bast. Only the royal family, considered to be deities on earth, were allowed to touch them.
Cats were originally revered because they kept down the mice and other vermin, so they increased the liklihood of a good harvest helped prevent famine. The 'god' status grew from there.
Legend has it that in one of the great wars between Egypt and Persia, the Persian army marched into an Egyptian city unchallenged because they had discovered the Egyptian soldiers' weakness- each persian warrior had a cat strapped to his chest. So much did the Egyptians worship their cats that they could not draw on the Persians. They lost, unsurprisingly.
2006-10-06 09:48:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi,
cats have helped humans and society. In Egyptian times cats were left to roam at will , as they do now... cats were companions and helped get rid of mice and insects that ate wheat. Without wheat, life for everyone would have been even harder than it was..it gave a stable diet , as in bread and was very important for employment and trade, with Rome etc. and the then known world.
I read some were that in Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs, to be unkind to a cat could result in the death of the offender.. cats were protected because , perhaps they helped protect society and life. They were respected.
I know this does not answer your question, completely, but perhaps the importance of the cat as God like might be seen from its value.
From a personal standpoint it kept away disease and helped sustain life .This, along with a public thankfullness for the creature that co-existed with man as it does today. May have elevated it to a position of God like ...It co-existed...with ..love...
2006-10-06 10:26:31 · answer #5 · answered by mrtootes7 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. In ancient Egypt.
2006-10-06 09:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes in Egypt I believe
2006-10-06 09:42:57 · answer #7 · answered by cognoscible 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Egyptians thought cats were sacred. They even had a goddess of cats called Bast.
2006-10-06 09:38:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in Egypt
2006-10-06 09:41:05 · answer #9 · answered by Jill&Justin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes the Egyptians treated them like gods they thought that they had powers
2006-10-07 00:59:57 · answer #10 · answered by teenylollypopuk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋