It is reported that ancient Egyptians worshipped many animals for thousands of years. So there were many reasons like, dogs were values because they were protective and they hunted. But cats were thought to be the most special ones. BECAUSE, Egyptians believed cats were magical creatures. capable of bringing good luck to the people who fed and looked after them.
To honor these pets, wealthy families even dressed them in jewels and fed them treats fir for royalty. And when the cats died, they were mummified and kept in Pyramids.
So the main reason why they worshipped cats was because, Egyptians' main course of income was through farming. So when they were doing this, rats came and destroyed their fields. They were hopeless and helpless because they couldn't find any remedy for this destruction.
Somehow, they found that cats hunt rats and eat them. After getting to know this, the Egyptians started breeding more cats and releasing them to the fields. They were so happy to find that the cats didn't spare a single rat. So this is how the Egyptians came to worship cats.
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