Famous Egyptians Speech
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Bastet
Opening: Hey fellow Egyptian’s I’m Bastet your cat godess!
Are you scared are you frightened, are you sad or unhappy, come to me and I shall protect you and make you happy. Hear me purr….. I am very special for I represent the cat, the animal that is so sacred in Egypt. I am very dependant. I make an impact to many people, I show significance, I am I am Bastet.
I am goddess I am protectress, I spread joy when it lacks. When the sun rises and the sun sets I accompany Ra across the hemispheres on his boat. Though I have the head of a cat and the body of the woman, at night Ra loses his sight. This is where my role comes in. I magically turn into a cat and get excellent sight. I look out for Ra’s enemy, Apep the evil serpent. Arrrgghh he is so annoying! Anyway, if he comes I slay that stinkin snake! I am daughter of Ra, wife of Ptah, and mother of Mihos. I am goddess of pleasure, music, dancing, and joy. I protect women, children, and domestic cats. I also work with Ra’s angry eye. He’s always so grumpy! People started honoring me in the 2nd Dynasty in Northern Egypt. My role slays the anger and the bad until everything is just right.
I represent a cat, a cat oh so sacred. I am very important because I protect Ra from Apep when he lacks strength. Cats were extremely special to the Egyptians (and gods like me!) So I am very lucky to be representing such a special animal. People turn to me for protection and blessing. If I were gone the sun would not shine, danger and boredom would sicken the world.
I change the world, I help the world, but how? I protect Ra from the evil serpent at night so that the sun can rise and brighten our days. I have my own city called Bubastis because of my significance. On October 31st my feast day celebration is held, it is a happy time for everyone to thank me for giving them joy. I have a famous temple at Bubastis, the temple is full of cats carried in baskets and ritually fed. They give me lots of offerings, including lots of small cat sculptures, sweet liquids and foodstuffs, mint, catnip (which is part of the mint family that is very cat attractive, so it’s one of my favorites!), honey, raw meat, perfumes, ointments, and NEVER cats because if you kill a cat you have the punishment of death. Most of all I teach people to not waste their energy by taking things too seriously and to treat ourselves with happiness and luxury in your lives (you should take this advice too!). I hope that I impacted the world in many different ways.
As I am cat, I am special. As I am special I give impact. I am Bastet. People want me, people need me for happiness and protection. I will never leave you I am in your arms, as I drift away and carry your soul I will remain your protectress, goddess, and your pet…..
Sources
•· http://www.moggies.co.uk/bastet/bastet.html
•· http://inanna.virtualeave.net/bastet.html#Image
•· http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/goddess-bastet.html
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