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.

Bastet, the Egyptian goddess of protection, perfume, and fertility, evolved over time from a lioness goddess to a domestic cat deity. She gradually gained prominence in Egyptian mythology and was eventually worshipped as a powerful and benevolent goddess, with her role expanding to include protecting the home and warding off evil spirits.

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.

Bastet was a cat goddess and she represented protectiveness, good mother-ness, and cats.

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There is no certain way to be sure of how many people in ancient Egypt believed in Bast through out history.

By festival and sacrifices in her honor.

Bastet was consort of Ptah.

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In Herodotus's Historieshe only describes the festival, he does not say when it was so we do not know today.

Bastet in ancient Egyptain myth is not noted for fear, she fought the great enemy of Ra her father Apep/Aphophis.

Bastet was the ancient Egyptain goddess of the sun (originally), the moon (after the Greeks), cats, women, and secrets. She was often depicted as either a desert cat, or a woman with the head of a cat (this form possibly dates after the domestication of the Egyptian wild cat).