If you would like to listen, scroll down. Saqqara has not only offered archeologists a treasure trove of tombs and mummies, but also the pyramid texts; texts that are written in limestone which contain thousands of lines of hieroglyphs describing myths and religious rituals. Gaston Maspero, in 1894, was the first to discover and then […]
THE CAT GODDESS BAST IS WORSHIPPED
August 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you prefer to listen, scroll down. The ancient Egyptians worshipped the cat goddess Bast at four main sites. Bast, the cat goddess, was a very important deity to the ancient Egyptians confirmed by their unfailing devotion to her not only in one part of the kingdom, but also at various locations in both Upper […]