Ailurophile: Cat loverAilurophobe: Person who's scared of felines; what a cat would call a fraidy-human

Catnip: Love bite from an exuberant feline

The Greeks credited their goddess Artemis with creating the cat and ascending to the moon in feline form.

The Romans gave Venus, their goddess of love, many of the attributes of Bastet, and often depicted her with a cat. Some historians believe importing cats to England was the Romans' greatest contribution toward civilizing the British.

Zen: The art of living contentedly in the present, this is the natural state of consciousness for cats and can be learned by contemplating your kitty.