besides an animal.
2006-11-05 09:37:32 · 8 answers · asked by lumi 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
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2006-11-06 05:37:14 · answer #1 · answered by ¨°º¤•§îRîu§ ¤[†]¤ ߣã¢K•¤º°¨ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ancient Egyptians Sun God Râ. A male big cat (Lion) are the symbol of the Sun and desert sand of Arabia and Egypt (Sphynx). From there most cats came to the rest of the world under different names and superstitions. Amitiés. Salut.
2006-11-05 11:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by Nicolette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In old Christianity-witches, their familiars, and the devil
in witchcraft-magic, astral sight, and the mother goddess
to ancient Egyptians- Ra, the god of the sun and his daughter Bast, the cat goddess
The large cats, like panthers and jaguars, were also considered by many North and South American tribes to possess various spiritual abilities, some of the most noteworthy being the abilities to move through the spirit world, and also to sense the presence of ghosts/spirits in this one.
2006-11-05 09:43:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A symbol of vigilance, sensuality and transformation. Cat were and still are linked to women and blamed for their negative and malicious temperament hence the word catty to characterize unpleasant, gossipy and slanderous females. As with any feminine worship object, cats too are associated with lunar goddesses and were tutelary spirits. Black cats were feared to be unlucky, while cats in general were often used in witchcraft as the embodiment of the devil himself, They were also felt to be vessels of demonic spirits or familiar spirits and used in satanic rituals and orgies. Cats are a famous pet of witches.
2006-11-05 10:17:55 · answer #4 · answered by brightstar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they have a special place in superstition as a good luck token,primarily because it was high self esteem in early civilizations;Egyptians in particular,looked upon cats as gods,the male representing the sun,and the female the moon.they symbolize,omens of money(black cat),in other parts of the world
but not in America.and they are believed to be the familiars of witches,and witches to have the power to turn themselves into felines to carry out their evil intentions.
2006-11-05 11:03:10 · answer #5 · answered by Byzantino 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Independence, fertility, stealth, and cruelty, at least in Europe.
Cats were, besides hares, the animals witches could turn into.
2006-11-05 09:48:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you'll notice, the Sphynx has the body of a cat.
2006-11-05 10:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by darksam3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
witches familiars and devious behavior
2006-11-06 02:00:28 · answer #8 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋