Cats’ colour-changing eyes have inspired superstition for centuries. In ancient Egypt, a cat with shifting gold and green eyes was considered a guardian of the underworld. Bastet, the feline-headed goddess, was often depicted with eyes that glowed like flame.
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In Japanese folklore, a cat’s eye tint reflects its spiritual alignment. A gold-coloured eye signaled a good luck cat, while a blue eye hinted at a ghostly companion. And let’s not forget the trope of the “witch’s cat”—often painted with slit-pupiled, colour-shifting eyes that could see between worlds.
Fun fact: In Chinese culture, the word for “cat’s eye” (māoshī) is also used to describe a gemstone that changes colour under different light. The cat earned that honor because its irises behave exactly like a chrysoberyl stone.
