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The capricious goddess who brings both destruction and blessings<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major Titles: Mistress of Bubastis, Daughter of Atum, Eye of Ra<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major Religion: Famous as a cat goddess. Her name means “of the town of Bast.” While “Bast” is a place name, some say it means an ointment jar.
Bastet was originally a local deity, and her patron city, Bast (Bubastis), was located in the 18th nome of Lower Egypt. This city even became the capital during the Late Period when Egypt was divided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to the capricious nature of female cats, she was also considered a capricious goddess of love, but she cannot be associated with prostitutes as is often portrayed in manga and novels. This is because men also worshiped the goddess, and Bast’s festival was a public celebration attended by the entire town. (Herodotus wrote extensively about this festival in his writings.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cfBastet’s Family Relationships<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In ancient texts, Bastet is sometimes described as the daughter of Ra, but this relationship was added later.
The title “Eye of Ra” was given to her as a result of her identification with Sekhmet, the goddess of destruction, whom Ra created by gouging out his own eye in order to destroy humanity.
In other words, Sekhmet was originally Ra’s daughter, and the later interpretation that Bastet (a female cat) was the tamed version of Sekhmet (a lioness) led to the idea that Bastet = the daughter born from Ra’s Eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She sometimes had husbands and children, but there was no set combination. The lion god Mahes was sometimes added later as a son. In Egyptian mythology, where the sons of sheep and frog couples are often human, it is somewhat unusual for a family to be made up of animals of the same family. (lol)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf The Duality of the Goddess<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bastet’s earliest form is that of a ferocious cat, and in the Teskito Pyramid she appears as a fearsome deity who harms humans. However, she also held the title of “King’s Nurse,” and later this maternal side was emphasized more strongly. During the Roman period, she became identified with the moon goddess Artemis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The form best known today is that from the New Kingdom onward. Often depicted holding a sistrum (rattle), Bastet is the goddess of music and pleasure. She is also sometimes depicted with kittens at her feet, symbolizing motherhood, just like Hathor, the goddess of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a powerful “guardian deity of the home,” depicted as a she-cat decapitating a snake and warding off those who seek to harm her children, she is in a peer relationship with Bes, also a guardian deity of the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, like other Egyptian goddesses, Bastet possessed two personalities. The gentleness of a mother goddess is inextricably linked to her ferocity and strength. In that sense, Bastet remained both a female cat and a lioness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cfAbout the Origin of Cat Keeping<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was the ancient Egyptians who domesticated wild cats. Why? Because they were cute. That’s for sure. Cat lovers around the world should be grateful to the ancient Egyptians!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2004, a new theory was published in Science magazine, suggesting that Cyprus, approximately 9,700 years ago, may have been the first place cats were domesticated. However, there is ample evidence that the ancient Egyptians were the ones who successfully bred and kept cats as pets, so there’s no need to worry too much about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nReference: The Origin of the Domestic Cat: Sequel: “The Origin of the Domestic Cat is, After All, Egypt” – A Brilliant Debate Among Scholars<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The oldest evidence of domestic cats discovered in Egypt dates back to around 4000 BC, in the Predynastic period, in a private tomb at Mostajidda. (*From the British Museum’s Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, 1st Edition. This section may date back depending on the results of excavations.) We’ve gone back further. The oldest known example may be the tomb of a nobleman at Hierakonpolis, dating from around 6000 BC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the history of cat keeping, see below.
Simply put, the feline form of Bastet doesn’t exist until the Middle Kingdom, so we can’t go any earlier than that.
When you think of ancient Egypt, you think of “cats,” but “domestic cats” only appeared around the end of the Old Kingdom! It took a while for them to become commonplace!<\/p>\n\n\n\nBastet already existed during the Old Kingdom, and older Bastets are often depicted as lionesses, likely because cats weren’t yet common. As time went on, Bastet’s personality became gentler and she was often depicted as a cat. In other words, she is a god whose appearance and personality changed for human convenience.
Names such as the “Eye of the Sun God” associated with Bastet are remnants of her original lioness form. So beautiful!
The oldest known “cat painting” in Egypt is believed to be from the tomb of Khnumhotep II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u25cfCat Tomb<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Egypt is famous for its animal mummies, but the number of cat mummies is particularly large. By the mid-19th century, 36 cat-only cemeteries were known, the largest of which was at Beni Hassan, reportedly containing hundreds of thousands of bodies. However, these mummies were exported from Egypt as fertilizer and used for agriculture somewhere in Europe. The fact that so many cat mummies still remain shows how cherished (or even sacred) cats were in ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mythology<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- There is no independent mythology in which Bastet appears. She is often mentioned together with Sekhmet and Hathor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In mythology, she is often identified with the goddess Sekhmet. Sekhmet is the fierce lioness, while Bast is the docile house cat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Bastet, with her loving mother cat appearance, was also associated with Hathor as a symbol of maternal love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Identified with Tefnut, she also has the aspect of a sky goddess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sanctuary
Mainly Bubastis
Other locations include Memphis, Heliopolis, Thebes, Leontopolis, and Heracleopolis<\/p>\n\n\n\nDATA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owned Colors: Amber, White?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Owned Elements: Fire, Water<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Participating Units:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Identification: Mainly Sekhmet, Tefnut \/ Sometimes Hathor, Isis<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sacred Animal: Female cat, anciently a lioness<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Equipment: Shield (Aegis), Sistrum, Handbag, Menat (Protective Amulet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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