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Five Myths About Napoleon Bonaparte

The Revisionist History Podcast

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The Myth of Napoleon

It's far more likely that the Sphinx was defaced by Muhammad Tsayim Aldar, a fanatical Cairo Sufi, in 1378 AD. The fear of cats is known as ilerophobia, and even many history websites mention this fear as being one Napoleon had. He liked dogs because they were loyal, and disliked cats because he considered them lazy,. but he was not afraid of them.

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