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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Umbreon's origins are uncertain, though it could be based on a {{wp|black cat}} or possibly a black | Umbreon's origins are uncertain, though it could be based on a {{wp|black cat}} or possibly a black serval, a color variation of the {{wp|serval}}. Its long ears also are similar to those of a hare; numerous East Asian legends concern a {{wp|Moon rabbit}}, although the moon rabbit is often depicted to be white. The rings on Umbreon's body resemble Egyptian lunar markings and jewelry that have been associated with animal sculptures, such as cat statues of the Egyptian goddess {{wp|Bastet}}. While Bastet was originally a lioness warrior and the goddess of the sun, Greeks occupying ancient Egypt toward the end of its civilization changed her into the goddess of the moon. The rings may also be meant to resemble {{wp|solar eclipse}}s. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||