There is a widespread idea that the Abyssinian is the direct descendant of the Egyptian felines that, for their beauty and elegance combined with an exceptional ability in hunting, were raised to divinities and gave the face and body to the Egyptian goddess Bast. In 1890, in fact, in Egypt were discovered, in a cemetery of cats, about two hundred thousand mummies that, under examination, showed a marked resemblance to the current Abyssinian cat. This similarity is confirmed by the discovery, in the Egyptian tombs of the middle and late Empire, of frescoes and sculptures that represent it...