Aten Amenemhets Aten



        WELCOME TO EGYPT
        LAND OF PHARAOHS AND SACRED CATS





        Ancient Egypt has been credited with being the first country to domesticate the cat.
        Egypt is also the only one that worshipped cats as Gods.

        Bastet

        Cat Goddess Bastet, daughter of Isis and Osiris was also referred to as Bast or Pasht, depending on which region one came from. Historians believe that our word *Puss* is derived from the Egyptian word Pasht. Earlier sculptures showed Bastet as lion-headed, but gradually she took the shape of the human body with the head of a cat - the human form occasionally being replaced by cat's limbs and tail. She wore a long dress richly embroidered and often she carried three symbols: a basket, a sistrum (musical rattle) and a small shield.



        Osiris
        Osiris, the Sun God, husband to Isis and father of
        Bastet was also called *Ra*. Besides being the much worshipped Sun God
        he was also known as the god of the underworld and was responsible for the protection
        of the souls of the dead.
        ISIS


          Isis, beautiful wife of Osiris and mother of Bastet was the sun, moon
          and earth goddess. She was adored and worshipped as the goddess of
          motherhood and fertility.









          Now, that you've met the most important feline and her parents,
          please allow me to introduce you to some of the other egyptian
          Gods and Goddesses

          HorusHorus NekhebetNekhebet


          Horus, the Falcon God of Sun and Pharaohs and
          Nekhebet, Vulture Goddess of upper Egypt

          NeithNeith MaatMaat AnubisAnubis

          Neith,the Goddess of war and weaving
          Maat,the Goddess of order and truth
          Anubis, God of mummification and embalming


          LotusGirl Mooch LotusGirl


          Ooops, how did that get in here? I must confess I sneaked this
          picture right in under mom's eyes.

          SobekSobek TefnutTefnut HathorHathor


          Sobek, God of crocodiles
          Tefnut, Goddess of moisture and rain
          Hathor,Goddess of love, music & women


          Giza" Giza


          Boat

          Let's take a cruise down the Nile and
          watch the beautiful scenery.


          Sphinx Sphinx" Sphinx

          Oh, just look at the Sphinx, stop the boat
          let's go on land to check this out!



          The Sphinx has been carved from the bedrock of the Giza plateau.
          This magnificent symbol of Eqypt has the body of a lion, the head
          of a god and symbolizes strength and wisdom. Let's go and enter
          the temple between its great paws and pray for
          Love, Health and Happiness for every living creature.


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          I think it is time to rest up for a while, so we can continue
          our travels tomorrow.


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