Temple to cat god found in Egypt
The temple was filled with statues of Bastet, a once fearsome lion-headed goddess whose image changed over time to a domesticated cat.
h/t: Greg Mayer
One religion I can get behind
January 19, 2010 • 1:40 pm
Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
Yeah, it looks pretty cool now that it’s extinct. When it was active, it was probably as full of trouble and nonsense as present-day religions.
At least cats exist.
Glen Davidson
http://tinyurl.com/mxaa3p
Yes, to paraphrase George Carlin, I can see cats. That goes a long way towards their credibility as something worthy of worship.
Is there any evidence the Egyptians were the first civilization to invent the cat box? It stands to reason that they were, and there was certainly enough sand around for them to fill them with, but what’s the hard evidence and the date? Other than the 1970’s character Fat Freddy (of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers), I can’t even think of a recent discussion on the important subject of cat boxes.
I wonder what the temple smelled like when it was first opened? 2000 year old cat urine could be devastating.
Bastet is especially neat if you’ve read Gaiman’s treatment of her in the Sandman books. A wonderful, tragic figure.
I’ll have to read this later because my cat wants his dinner.
l8r
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18410-zoologger-the-amphibious-asian-mystery-cat.html