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 Bastet

Bastet, Egyptian goddess with

Body of woman, head of cat,

Became renowned in ancient myth

As the deity worshipped that

In her temple on river Nile

Beloved cats who had died be brought

To stay upon this sacred isle,

And blessings of Bastet be sought

That all the souls of these cats be

Forever in protection of

Almighty feline deity,

Bastet, who would bestow her love.

A resting place for cats who died,

Many thousands, each mummified.