The Minoans loved their kitties!

Yes, they were "cat people"

Everybody knows the ancient Egyptians were “cat people.” They loved their cats, had cat goddesses, made statues of cats all over the place.

Turns out, those Egyptian cats made their way onto trading ships and expanded their territory to Crete and other Aegean islands. As cats do.

And at that point, the Minoans also became cat people.

Cats show up not just in Minoan art but also in their writing systems! Today’s Minoan Path blog offers you some pictures of Minoan-art-cats along with a little secret about what the Minoan word for cat might have been.

The Minoan Cat: cute, stealthy, beloved

Do you have cats in your life? My life is littered with little pawprints, and I’m grateful for every feline being who has shared their lives with me since my childhood.