Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 2,000-year-old temple in Alexandria dedicated to a cat goddess.The Goddess is, of course, Bastet, sometimes known simply as Bast.
The temple is the first trace of the royal quarters of the Ptolemaic dynasty to be revealed in Alexandria.
The find confirms the Greek dynasty of Egyptians continued the worship of ancient animal deities.
Born, like other comic book characters, out of an otherwise trivial but life-changing animal bite, the Rabid Librarian seeks out strange, useless facts, raves about real and perceived injustices, and seeks to meet her greatest challenge of all--her own life.
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Showing posts with label Temples. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Oooh, wonderful!
Temple to cat god found in Egypt
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