埃及人还特别钟情于猫,因为猫总和太阳神的女儿芭丝特联系在一块。他们还尊敬其他动物,包括鹰、朱鹭、狗、狮子以及狒狒。
Egyptians were particularly fond of cats , which were associated with the goddess Bastet , but they also had a reverence for hawks , ibises , dogs , lions and baboons .