It was previously thought that the domestication of cats began in Northern Africa about 9,000 years ago when the farmers found them useful for controlling rodents, but recent research reveals something more sinister. Further studies revealed that cats were domesticated in Egypt around the first or second millennium BC and though they were still useful for dispatching rodents their primary purpose was sacrifices to the cat goddess Bastet. Millions of mummified cats were found at temples dedicated to Bastet.
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