The mythology of Greece and Rome followed that of Egypt in attributing the cat's origins to the divinities of the moon, Artemis and Diana.Under Christianity, Western mythology replaced the duality of sun and moon with the Manishaen conflict of good versus evil. Thus the dog is a creation of God and the cat the work of the devilIn creation myths, the cat is universally linked to the mother goddesses and to the stars of Day and Night. Those with imagination claim that the cat came from Atlantis. Cats are not mentioned in the Bible. The Muslims believe the cat first appeared on Noah's Ark when, pestered by numerous rats infesting the boat, the old man asked God's advice. He was ordered to hit the lion's muzzle, causing the beat to sneeze forth the first pair of cats.
