Cats
The cat goddess Bastet was the daughter of Re, the sun god, she represented the power of the
sun to ripen crops. Many well cast bronze cat figures were dedicated to her.
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Bastet was from Bubastis and had a cult in Memphis; both places contain thousands of
bronze statuettes of the goddess. There were also many small figures of cats worn as
amulets; this was probably to do with Bastet's cult.
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