Goddess and witch
at the same time The cat was not always liked by men. To some, nevertheless, they were attractive because of their whimsical character and physical beauty. In contrast, others thought of it as fake and unpleasant.Even when shaking at their early life, cats were considered as the goddess of goodness among ancient Egyptians. They represented the goddess, wife of Ra (the god sun) whose name was basket and her head was of a cat. After death, and as done with humans during that period of time, thousands of cats where mummified and buried in mortuary chambers disposed specially for them. In Europe, people were at awe when they saw the first domestic cat specimen. Although, after years of abundant reproduction, they were only tolerated as hunters of the destructive rodents. But also, they were often treated with cruelty up to the point that It wasn't weird to look how unwanted whelps where drowned in the nearest water source. Moreover. population considered both, cats and dogs, as a good dietetic complement to their meals. For example , it wasn't till the year of 1987 that the law of inspection of German meats eliminated cats from the list of sacrificial animals. When religious delirium reappeared in the middle ages, cats suffered its effects. Influenced and possessed by religious believes people were afraid of witches, so suddenly cats went from being adorable to evil animals. During centuries, cats often lived with lonely middle aged women, who were believed to be witches and therefore pursued by the population. These women were burn down to ashes along with their cats by order of the Pope and the inquisition. It wasn't up to the XVII century that Europe suddenly changed and stopped believing cats were evil animals. As a result cats conditions got better . In other places of the world, like Eastern Asia, China, and Japan, where religions as Islam and Buddhism predominate cats have always been treated with great respect. Inclusively, in some of these places they are worshipped and indulged as an equal. |
