Why do you think cats were so sacred to the egyptians? why do you think so many of their gods had animal heads?

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Egyptians believed that cats were magical creatures that could bring good luck. On the other hand, animals like dogs were valued by Egyptians because they were good at hunting and protecting them. In general, animals were valued by different reasons such as the ones stated here. As the question says, there were many gods who could adopt animal forms, but just Bastet could become a cat.

The reason cats were so sacred to the Egyptians was because Egyptians believed cats were magical creatures, capable of bringing good luck to the people who housed them. To honor these treasured pets, wealthy families dressed them in jewels and fed them treats fit for royalty. When the cats died, they were mummified. Also, because cats were one of the first animals to grow up and progress with people. Egyptian gods were often depicted in therianthrophic, part human, part animal form, to depict the personality of that particular god/ess in a symbolic way. For example, Sekhmet, goddess of ferocious war, was sometimes shown with the head a lioness, as lions are ferocious creatures. The goddess of war, named Sekhmet was sometimes shown with the head of a lioness to show that she was ferocious.

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