Of all the feline deities, none attained higher rank than Bastet, goddess of many interlinked domains: warfare and protection, fertility and children, music, the arts, and, of course, perfume.
You might wonder why a goddess of fertility and children is important to me, a woman who always wanted dogs, never wanted children, and never relented, in spite of the protestations of strangers, friends, and family alike.
Let me explain.
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