In the Islamic religion, the cats are respected and protected because they were loved by the Prophet Mohammed. The Japanese cats are called Maneki and are revered for drawing good fortune. During the Middle Ages, The Christians associated the black cats with Satan.
In Norse mythology, the cats have been considered sacred for Freya, the goddess of love and beauty.
Thought that the cats have been the guardians of the gates to the Otherworld, the guardians of their treasures, and much more, a spiritual link between humans and the cosmos except the black cats that have been considered a sign of evil. In the Celtic mythology, they have been respected as totem animals because those people Bast protected the fertility, the moon, and all the cats.The body of a dead cat was mummified and buried in a special cemetery. They have been protected by the law as a manifestation of Bast, a feline goddess. These Mau cats and have been domesticated to become members of the households being used to hunt fish, birds, and rodents. The Ancient Egyptians thought that a cat could have nine lives.
