The cats were known in ancient Egypt as "Mao", and had an important place in ancient Egyptian society. Based on recent DNA comparisons of organism species, it is estimated that cats were first cultivated about 10,000 years ago in the fertile crescent region. Thousands of years later, Egypt's ancient population's religion became related to animals, including cats.
Because of its fight against insects and its ability to kill snakes such as cobra, the domesticated cat has become a symbol of grace and poise. With the passage of time, their divinity has become protection, fertility, and motherhood.
As an important sacred animal in Egyptian society and religion, some cats received the same taxidermy after death as humans. In 1888, an Egyptian peasant discovered a large grave of about 80,000 mummified cats, near the town of Bani Hassan, believed to have been mummified after 1000 B.C.
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