Bastet with an additional feminine suffix, as "Bastet". The name change is thought to have been added to emphasize pronunciation of the ending "t" sound, which was often left silent. Use of the new name became very familiar to Egyptologists. Cats in ancient Egypt were revered highly, partly due to their ability to combat vermin such as mice, rats (which threatened key food supplies), and snakes—especially cobras. Cats of royalty were, in some instances, known to be dressed in golden jewelry and were allowed to eat from their owners' plates. Turner and Bateson estimate that during the Twenty-second Dynasty (), Bastet
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two is a 1965 recording by the jazz musician Sun Ra and his Solar Arkestra. Where ""Volume One"" of the "Heliocentric Worlds" series had predominantly featured short abstract pieces, "Volume Two" features longer pieces performed by a smaller group, making it closer in spirit to the contemporaneous "The Magic City", released on Ra's own Saturn label. The record has been widely bootlegged, some versions of which were retitled The Sun Myth. The album was re-released on CD by ZYX-Music (ESP 1017-2) in the 1990s. "The