In Celtic folklore there is a magical set of cats or "fairy cats". In Scotland, they are known as the cait sith. In Ireland, they are called cait sidhe. The cait sidhe is a mythical fairy creature in Scottish and Irish folklore. Whether Gaelic or Scotch Gaelic they are both pronounced as "caught shee".
PALU. THE CAT GODDESS. Palu was the mother-goddess associated with divination Celtic times and her cult was widespread in Western Europe.
Dubh. Pronounced dove and meaning “black," this name is sure to bring any cat some luck.
April 21, 2022. Folklore. The most infamous black cat of Celtic legend was the Cait-Sidhe ('The Fairy Cat' – 'sidhe', pronounced 'Shee', meaning 'fairy'), otherwise known as Cat-Sìth, a huge creature believed to be a fairy or a witch in disguise.
The faerie cat is predominantly known in Scottish folklore but occurs in Irish lore too. One belief is that the sizeable spectral cat haunted the Scottish Highlands in search of souls to steal. These souls were always of the dead awaiting burial.
Bastet, Sakhmet, Mut, Tefnut, Shesemtet, Pakhet, Mafdet, Wadjet and others all appeared as a lioness or lion-headed woman with a sun disk on her head. Each one was named a daughter of the Sun God and the Eye of the Sun. Egyptians associated cats with the sun for a number of reasons.
In Fairy Tail, Happy is a member of the magical Exceed race who possesses the ability to transform into a winged cat with white, feathered wings, and serves as a friend and partner of Natsu Dragneel.
Norwegian Forest cats were the favorites of Freya.
Norse mythology (mythology of the North Germanic people), claims that the breed was the favorite kind of Freya, the goddess of love, beauty, fertility and health.
Angel Cats are friendly animal Mobs that fly around the Aether. They can be found in Aether Villages as stray or feral.
The bakeneko (化け猫, "changed cat") is a type of Japanese yōkai, or supernatural entity; more specifically, it is a kaibyō, or supernatural cat. It is often confused with the nekomata, another cat-like yōkai.
In general, a cat in Old Norse was referred to as “köttr”, which isn't too dissimilar to the name we use today. The term “Skogkatt” was used for larger “forest cats”, like the ones given to Freyja.
During the early modern period, the name grimalkin – and cats in general – became associated with the devil and witchcraft. Women tried as witches in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries were often accused of having a familiar, frequently a grimalkin.
Freya's chariot was pulled not by horses but by two male cats. Both cats were described as being blue or gray and had been a gift from Thor. Their names (bestowed upon them not by the ancient Norse but by a modern author, according to the Viking Answer Lady) were Bygul and Trjegul.
The cait sidhe is a mythical fairy creature in Scottish and Irish folklore. Whether Gaelic or Scotch Gaelic they are both pronounced as "caught shee". The cait sidhe aren't your ordinary felines, they are thought as fairies, even witches, and as spirit creatures that merely take the form of a cat.
The Ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, a black cat from the neck up and woman from the neck down, granted good fortune to those who housed cats.
Abyssinian, breed of domestic cat, probably of Egyptian origin, that has been considered to approximate the sacred cat of ancient Egypt more closely than any other living cat.
The Birman has the distinction of being the sacred cat of Burma. There are various legends that explain their origins. According to Buddhist legend the Birman breed was created by a Burmese goddess. The legend tells of a colony of white cats living in a Burmese temple dedicated to a goddess.
The Rainbow Bridge (as beautifully encapsulated in a poem of the same name - see below) is a mythological place to which cats (and other pets) go upon their death, eventually to be reunited with their carers.
The Lykoi (commonly called wolf cat or werewolf cat) is a breed of cat derived from a natural mutation causing a form of hypotrichia found in domestic short-haired cats .
With only around 120 adults left in the wild, the Amur leopard could be the most endangered big cat on Earth.
Freya is the Norse goddess of adoration, attractiveness, and procreation. Additionally, she is the cat goddess.
Wuest adopted his first Sphynx cat, Artemis, from a breeder in 2014. Wuest soon realized the social cat with grey spots and crystal blue eyes needed a friend. Wuest found Athena from a different breeder that same year, and they became fast friends. “Sphynx cats are more like having a dog; they are so personable.
Princess is a light brown tabby she-cat with a distinctive white chest and paws, green eyes, fluffy and soft fur, and a thick tail. Princess is a kittypet who lives in the Twolegplace near the forest territories.
In 2005 the animated adventures of Doraemon ended with an incredible 1,787 episodes before a new version of the show went out that same year. Feature films starring the blue cat are always a hit at the Japanese box office, and there are an incredible 63 video games bearing his likeness as well.