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Which Egyptian god was a cat?

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Bastet is probably the best-known feline goddess from Egypt. Initially depicted as a lioness, Bastet assumed the image of a cat or a feline-headed woman in the 2nd millennium BCE.


Is Anubis a cat?

Anubis was an ancient Egyptian god of the dead, represented as a jackal or a man with the head of a jackal. Anubis is sometimes also called Anpu.

What is the cat god called?

Bastet, a prominent cat goddess from Ancient Egypt, is probably the most famous of all the cat gods. You've likely seen images of her in her most common form, with the head of a cat and the body of a woman. Her physical, earthly form, is entirely feline.

Which gods pet is cat?

Lord Pashupati (Lord Shiva) is the guardian of all beings. That INCLUDES cats. That's the closest I can say for that. The earth, water, fire, air, and sky are god and goddesses of all creatures including a cat in Hinduism.

Is Isis a cat god?

Isis had strong links with Egyptian kingship, and she was most often represented as a beautiful woman wearing a sheath dress and either the hieroglyphic sign of the throne or a solar disk and cow's horns on her head. Occasionally she was represented as a scorpion, a bird, a sow, or a cow.

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