The beliefs, legends and myths of the very extraordinary creature, the cat, who has been inter-woven in mankind's history through the centuries.

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Tidbits of Cat Mythology and Folklore from Various Cultures Arensnuphis (Ari-hes-nefer, Arsnuphis , Harensnuphis) A benign god of Egyptian Nubia. He had a temple at Philae, where he was referred to as the companion of Isis, the chief local deity. He is depicted in the form of a lion, or as a man wearing a plumed crown. Bast The Egyptian Goddess of the moon, cats, and sexuality, she is depicted ...

A collection of folklore, superstitions, and nursery rhymes about the cat.

BLACK CATS FOLKLORE Black cats conjure up images of witchcraft, magic tales. Edgar Allan Poe wrote about one and Hollywood has made movies about them. There's is even a TV sitcom, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, that features a talking black cat. Weight Loss Secrets In India, a reincarnated soul could be liberated by throwing a black cat into a furnace. One Bengali folktale had it that some women ...