History - Egypt
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- Bastet was the Goddess of protection, cats, perfume/ointments, fertility, pregnancy, children, music, the arts, and warfare
- Her name was originally B'sst which became Ubaste, then Bast, then Bastet; the meaning of this name is not known or, at least, not universally agreed upon. Geraldine Pinch claims that "her name probably means She of the Ointment Jar" as she was associated with protection and protective ointments.
- Bastet, also called Bast, ancient Egyptian goddess worshipped in the form of a lioness and later a cat.
- Bastet gained the power of presiding over childbirth and expectant mothers sometime after the domestication of the house cat. This role symbolized both her growing power and influence and high fertility levels associated with the domestic cat.
- As protector of Lower Egypt, she was seen as defender of the Pharaoh, and consequently of the sun god, Ra. Along with other deities such as Hathor, Sekhmet, and Isis, Bastet was associated with the Eye of Ra. She has been depicted as fighting the evil snake named Apep, an enemy of Ra.
- Bastet was originally a fierce lioness warrior goddess of the sun worshiped throughout most of ancient Egyptian history, but later she became Bastet, the cat goddess that is familiar today.
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