Bastet

Also known as Bubastis, Baast

thumb|Bastet in her earlier form of a lioness-headed woman depicted the same or very similar to Sekhmet Bastet or Bast (), also known as Ubasti or Bubastis, is a goddess of ancient Egyptian religion, possibly of Nubian origin, worshipped as early as the Second Dynasty (2890 BCE). In ancient Greek religion, she was known as Ailuros ().

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Bastet is an ancient Egyptian goddess who was worshipped from at least the Second Dynasty (around 2890 BCE) and was also known by other names including Ubasti and Bubastis. She matters as an important figure in Egyptian religious history and was later identified with the Greek goddess Ailuros, showing how ancient cultures exchanged and adapted religious ideas.

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Deity.type: Egyptian
Deity.name: Bastet
Deity.image: Bastet.svg
Deity.caption: Bastet in her late form of a cat-headed woman (rather than a lioness) holding an ankh and sistrum
Deity.hiero: W2-t:t
Deity.cult_center: Bubastis
Deity.symbol: lioness, cat, ointment jar, sistrum, solar disk
Deity.parents: Ra and Isis
Deity.siblings: Shu, Tefnut, Hathor, Sekhmet, Mafdet, Satet, Ma'at, Mut, Anat, Qetesh, Anhur (paternal half-siblings)Min, Horus the Younger, Four Sons of Horus the Elder (maternal half-siblings)
Deity.consort: Ptah (in some myths), Anubis (disputed)
Deity.offspring: Maahes
Deity.Greek_equivalent: Artemis

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Name
Role in ancient Egypt
History
Bubastis
Temple
Festival
See also
Notes
References
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Bastet was worshipped in Bubastis in Lower Egypt, originally as a lioness goddess, a role shared by other deities such as Sekhmet. Eventually Bastet and Sekhmet were characterized as two aspects of the same goddess, with Sekhmet representing the powerful warrior and protector aspect, and Bastet, who increasingly was depicted as a cat, representing a gentler aspect.