Ancient Egyptian religion: everything you wanted to know
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The Importance of Cats in Ancient Egypt
The adventures of Simeon would like to know why were cats so important to the ancient Egyptians? Well, this is an interesting question because we always assume that they were. They weren't pets these cats, they were raised specially to become these offerings. So they were important because of this link to the gods, but they weren't always of that great importance towards the end of the dynastic age.
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