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Not only did medieval Japanese adore cats - they practically gave them VIP status - but they were far from the only civilization to fall under feline enchantment. In Japan, cats were treasured for protecting precious silk scrolls from mice, and noble households even kept them as elegant companions. But on this you can read here already.
Meanwhile, over in Egypt, cats achieved full celebrity status: harming one was illegal - your life was in danger if you caught treating a cat badly. Families mourned them like relatives, because they were seen as such. And they were associated with the goddess Bastet, symbol of protection and homey goodness - much like cats themselves. Archaeologists have found elaborately mummified cats there, proving humans have been extra about their pets for millennia.
In ancient Rome, cats were valued as pest control experts and symbols of liberty, admired for their independence and self-sufficiency - basically the same reasons modern people respect a cat who ignores them. This proves a cat person from ancient Rome isn't that different than you, reading these words 2,000 years later.
Sailors across many cultures also welcomed cats aboard ships to guard food stores from rodents, turning them into whiskered naval officers. In more modern times, these sailor cats were also issued passports, signed with the country stamp they landed in.
Across continents and centuries, societies repeatedly decided that the small, purring hunter with dagger toes was worth protecting, revering, and occasionally worshipping. So if your cat struts through your home like royalty, that’s not arrogance - it’s historical accuracy passed down through generations of very successful public relations.
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