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Bastet
Bastet is the goddess of cats in Egyptian mythology. Her other names include Bast, Baast, Ubasti and Baset. Questions related to Bastet can be found in this category.
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In ancient Egyptian mythology, the enemies of the goddess Bastet were typically depicted as the forces of chaos and disorder, such as the serpent god Apep (Apophis) and the demon god Set. These adversaries symbolized the threats to harmony and balance in the world, which Bastet, as a protector deity, sought to defend against. Bastet was often invoked for her powers of protection and was associated with the sun god Ra in his role as a warrior against darkness and evil.
Which animal was the goddess Bastet?
Bastet was associated with the cat, and often depicted as a lioness or domestic cat. She was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, known as the goddess of home, fertility, and protection. Cats were considered sacred in ancient Egypt, and they were often kept as pets to honor Bastet.
1)Bastet is a cat goddess, or the protector of cats.
2)Bastet was respected highly throughout Egypt.
3)Bastet was worshiped ever since the Second Dynasty.
4)Bastet was the daughter of Ra, wife of Ptah, and mother of Mihos.
5)Bastet is traced back to ever since 3000 B.C.
In Egyptian mythology, Bastet was commonly associated with her sister, Sekhmet. Sekhmet was often depicted as a lioness goddess while Bastet was represented as a cat goddess. Both sisters were powerful and revered in ancient Egypt.
Mostly by Festivals; Bast's festivals included the 'Procession of Bast', 'Bast appears to Ra', the 'Festival of Bast', 'Bast Goes Forth from Bubastis' and 'Bast guards the Two Lands'. There was even a 'Festival of Hathor and Bast', showing the connection between the two goddesses.
Bastet the Egyptian cat goddess is holding a sistrum in her left hand. A sistrum is a type of instrument sorta like a rattle.
Sekhmet was Bastet's twin sister. Bastet had no brothers.
What animal was Bastet and what did she represent?
Bastet was a cat goddess and she represented protectiveness, good mother-ness, and cats.
How many people believed in Bastet the cat goddess of Egypt?
There is no certain way to be sure of how many people in ancient Egypt believed in Bast through out history.
When was the Bubastis's festival held?
In Herodotus's Historieshe only describes the festival, he does not say when it was so we do not know today.
