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Bast
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BastGoddess of Cats, Lady of LightPantheon: Egyptian Element: Fire Sphere of Influence: Protection and Entertainment Preferred colors: Red, Green, White Associated symbol: Cat Animals associated with: Cat Best day to work with: Monday Best time to work with: Dawn Strongest around Imbolc Suitable offerings: Flowers, Wine Associated Planet: Moon |
Bast is goddess of cats, and protects them vehemently. Like a mother defending her young, her wrath knows no bounds when her charges are threatened. She is also known as a goddess of life and joy, as well as a guardian of women. She will offer unmatched protection to those she favors. She is also associated with dancing, music, sex and pleasure. Although a defender of Re the sun god, she became associated with the Moon, and with Pleasure, Music and Dance. | |
Additional Information on Bast from WikipediaInformation is unedited and uncheckedlt;div style="float:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em;font-style:italic;text-align:center;">Bast as patroness of cats In Egyptian mythology, Bast was a solar deity and a goddess of fertility and protector of pregnant women. She is also considered by some to be another aspect of Sekhmet. Her cult was centered in Bubastis. After the period of Greek civilization|Hellenistic civilization, Bast was considered the daughter of Isis and Osiris and was associated with Hathor. She was the wife of Ptah, with whom she was the mother of Nefertum and Mihos. She was also the patron goddess of cats. Mummified cats were dedicated in her honor. Alternative: Bast, Ailuros, Ubasti, Ba-en-Aset This text is made available under the GNU Free Documentation License Agreement. The full text of this article is available for download here. (Bast) | |