Bastet
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- proper noun
- Literature
- And this is my good friend Bastet, the Egyptian Cat Goddess.
- Bastet, goddess
- Temple of Bastet
Examples
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Bastet was worshipped as the goddess of fertility and protector of the home in ancient Egypt.
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Bastet, a feline-headed deity who guarded against evil, and the fierce Sekhmet.
Academic text (2006) -
The ancient Egyptians believed that cats, like Bastet... were the guardians of the underworld.
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Guarding the entrance is a stately bronze statue of the goddess Bastet, who has the body of a woman and the head of a pointy-eared cat.
Fiction book (1992) -
In artwork, Bastet is often depicted with the head of a cat, symbolizing her nurturing nature.
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The ancient Egyptians celebrated Bastet with festivals, honoring her as a guardian of women and children.
Synonyms
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An ancient Egyptian goddess with a cat or lioness head who protects people and helps life grow
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Bastet is the name of an ancient Egyptian goddess shown with the head of a cat or lioness, so you can think of her as a 'cat protector'. Egyptians kept cats to guard the home and help with fertility, which is why Bastet became linked to home, protection and the sun's life-giving power.