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The ancient Egyptians saw Bast as a cat goddess. Many ancient Egyptian gods had animal heads.

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Which god had a cat for a head?

The Goddess Bast/Bastet has the head of a cat, in Egyptian mythology.


What animal head was associated with Egyptian goddess bast?

The animal head associated with the Egyptian goddess Bast, also known as Bastet, is that of a lioness or a domestic cat. She is often depicted with the body of a woman and the head of a lioness or a cat.


Why is bast a cat goddess?

Bast is a cat goddess because she was partcat.


Is there a mythical creature with the body of women but the head of a cat?

Yes, there are a few mythical creatures that have the body of a women and the head of a cat. Bast and Sekhemet are 2 Egyptian goddesses who have them. Check out the website in the Related Links for more information on Bast and Sekhemet.


What did Bast the cat goddess look like?

She had 3 forms: a fully feline form, a normal woman, or a woman with the head of a cat.


What was the Egyptian cat godness?

Bastet, the Cat Goddess. (the goddess who represented the healing power of the sun).in ancient Egypt Bastet was what represented the cat.


Why did they make cats mummies masks?

if y "they" you mean the ancient Egyptians, then they made cat mummies/masks because they believed that cats were the sacred animal of the goddess Bastet or Bast. Bast was often moddled with a woman's body and cat head.


What are facts about Bast?

bast was well known for a cat-like shape. separating herself from most other gods with the HEAD of an animal but the body of a human. bast is one of the only gods that was pure animal. Showing the Eyptians' worship for cats.


Who was the cat-headed goddess?

bast


Who was the egyptians cat goddess?

Bast, also spelled Bastet, Baast or Ubasti depicted as a fierce lioness or the woman with the head of a lion. She began to be represented as a cat woman in the first millennium BC when cats were kept as pets


Who is the counterpart for Sekhmet?

Bast the cat goddess


What is the Egyptian feline god called?

hatshepsut, she was the first ever female pharoah in egypt, and to honor her, the egyptians made a statue of her only in cat form.