Oh great Isis!  What have you done?
You have flung the fragmented 
Osiris heavenward, All but a feral remnant.
--Anonymous

The answer just may reside in one of many accounts surrounding Orion.

One such legend posits that Orion, son of Poseidon, was a glorious hunter and suitor,  albeit of rapacious demeanor.  Known to have been linked to the goddess Artemis, Orion had previously attempted to gain the hand of  Merope, daughter of the king of Chios, Oenopion.  Unsuccessful at his bid, he attempted to gain possession of Merope by violence.  This act helped cement his atrocious reputation, and brought him the wrath of the king.

Later, while on a hunting expedition, Orion came across the naked, bathing, Pleiades.  They were daughters of Atlas and nymphs of Artemis.  Varied descriptions circulate as to what occurred to Orion in this setting. In one for instance, Orion is discovered by Artemis eyeing her nymphs. Not one to tolerate dishonor, the goddess  turns him into a stag, whereupon his hounds turn upon him, killing Orion.  Another version reveals the story of an offspring resulting from the rape of one of the Pleiades by Orion.  This offspring became a nomad embodying an undomesticated, restless, and wild goddess energy.  She is named Feralette, meaning savage but small. 

Unaware of her father's proclamation to eventually rid the Earth of  all wild animals, Feralette made her way to Earth and roamed the forests for millennia.  As protector of wild animals, Artemis gave Feralette the ability to morph and achieve any animal incarnation at will.  Her goal was to protect Feralette from the arrows of her father.  One of her incarnations was that of the mad mutt better known as Moon Dog.  Patriarchal forces attempted to rid the earth of the mutt, but temporarily succeeded at repressing her power.  Most who have attempted to integrate this Feral energy into domesticity have been dealt a cruel hand by the patriarchal power moguls.

With the dawning millennium and the mad muttÕs reign approaching twilight, the gods feared the impending extinction of Feralette.  Hence, they assured her place in the constellation of Orion near other relatives.  Many mutated fragments of the Feral have dispersed and occasionally propagated in various watered-down and diminished musical retrundlings.  Her original feline stealthiness, a trait once believed  best suited for her survival in the hostile wilds of precivilization, has once again come into vogue in the face of growing de-civilization.  Now she stands as a purveyor of all that's wild and beautiful as well as a prophylactic against compounding homogenization. 

-Trevor Haslan