Cat goddess, Bastet was the daughter of Re, the sun god. She represent happiness, peace and love. She has a cat head and a women's body. Festivals were celebrated for her.

Cats were useful as they protected food and kept away snakes and rats. Just like dead human beings, cat mummies had their own cemeteries. Elaborate mummification processes were also taken on the cat mummies. The biggest centre of cat worship was Bubastis. Some wooden cat coffins were found there. Thousands of cat mummies were also found in the desert near Beni Hasan. Some head of the mummy cases which were in the shape of a cat, were in green colour symbolizing