Did you know cats weren’t just cuddly skeptics in mythology, they were deities, guardians and omens rolled into whiskered packages?

Ancient Egypt’s Watchful Sentinel: Bastet’s earliest form was a lioness warrior, her claws defended the sun god Ra. Later she shifted into the domestic cat, embodying grace and protection; homes with feline shrines often avoided plagues, or so the priests claimed.

Slavic Whisker-Seers: In old Rus’, kittens born under a full moon were believed to foretell the next season’s harvest. A purr under your chin? Blessing of Mokosh, goddess of earth and fertility; a hiss? Better batten down the barn doors.

Celtic Veil-Walkers: Irish lore tells of cats slipping unseen between our world and the Otherworld; those who spotted a black cat at twilight were said to catch a glimpse of fairy feasts.

Mesopotamian Moon-Keepers: The Babylonians honoured a lunar cat-spirit who measured time by the flick of a tai, its nine lives mirroring the moon’s phases.

Share your own “Did you know” cat myth, real or imagined and let’s weave a new tapestry of whiskered wonder. Which legend sparks your imagination most, and how would you honour that myth with a modern cat toy or ritual?