Bastet
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Bastet is an ancient Egyptian goddess, often depicted as a lioness or cat, associated with home, fertility, music, and the protective, nurturing aspects of the sun.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Per-Bastet | 1 |
| cat goddess Bastet | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian goddess
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| animalSacredTo | cat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cats
ⓘ
childbirth ⓘ dance ⓘ domesticity ⓘ fertility ⓘ festivity ⓘ home ⓘ joy ⓘ lionesses ⓘ music ⓘ nurturing aspects of the sun ⓘ pregnancy ⓘ protection ⓘ solar deity ⓘ |
| child |
Mihos
ⓘ
Nefertem ⓘ
surface form:
Nefertum
|
| consort |
Atum
ⓘ
Ptah ⓘ |
| cultCenterIn | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
cat-headed woman
ⓘ
lioness-headed woman ⓘ seated cat ⓘ standing cat ⓘ |
| epithet |
Lady of Bubastis
ⓘ
Lady of Perfume ⓘ Lady of the East ⓘ She of the Ointment Jar ⓘ |
| festival |
Bubastis
ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of Bubastis
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| holds |
aegis with lioness head
ⓘ
ankh ⓘ sistrum ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Sekhmet as a more benign aspect ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter | Bubastis ⓘ |
| parent |
Atum
ⓘ
Ra ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
protector against disease
ⓘ
protector against evil spirits ⓘ |
| role |
goddess of fertility
ⓘ
goddess of music and dance ⓘ protective solar goddess ⓘ protector of households ⓘ protector of women and children ⓘ |
| sibling |
Hathor
ⓘ
Maat ⓘ Sekhmet ⓘ Tefnut ⓘ |
| symbol |
cat
ⓘ
lioness ⓘ sistrum ⓘ solar disk ⓘ |
| worshipedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Old Kingdom
Ptolemaic period ⓘ |
| worshipPractice | mummification of cats in her honor ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Per-Bastet
this entity surface form:
cat goddess Bastet