Who is bast

They likened this Goddess to Artemis and she also became associated with the moon, and children. As a cat Goddess she also protected houses from rats and snakes and so ensured the health of the occupants. This Goddess is also identified with "Nubian cat," depicted with the body of a spotted cat and the head of a Nubian woman.

This comes from a myth about a distant Goddess as the daughter of Ra quarrels with her father and retreats to the desert. The name Pasht is the root of our word passion, linking this Goddess to physical pleasure. A Patron Goddess of fire fighters due to the unusual Egyptian belief that if a cat ran through a burning household she would draw the flames out behind her. In the Book of the Dead she is mentioned as destroying the bodies of the deceased, with the royal flame, if they failed the judgement hall of Maat.

The Goddess was linked to the music and dance due to the special rattle that she carried known as the Sistrum. These special rattles were used to celebrate her festivals. She was connected with perfumes as she shares a hieroglyph with that which represented the bas jar. Her name therefore probably means "She of the ointment jar.

Perhaps this is why she was also said to give protection against contagious diseases as many of the perfume ingredients were plant materials with healing properties. Origins and Genealogy: In common with many Egyptian Goddesses her lineage is complicated. She was the daughter of Ra and in common with several other Goddesses she was known as the "Eye of Ra". Although this Goddess is associated with Lower Egypt her roles and mythology often become merged with Sekhmet another feline Goddess from Upper Egypt.

In this form her consort is Ptah and she bore another son called Nefertem. Mut later absorbed her identity together with that of Wadjet to become Mut-Wadjet-Bast before also taking over the identities of Sekhmet and Nekhebet. She carryied an ankh, representing the breath of life and papyrus wand symbolizing Lower Egypt.

She is associated with the all seeing eye the utchat and a rattle the sistrum. Statues of this Egyptian Goddess would be placed in households to protect them from thieves. The Series. World of Temerant. About the wiki Administration Parental guide. Manual of style Layout guide Image policy Spoiler policy. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? View source. History Talk 8. Catch and carry. Ash and Ember. Bast by Adecicco. Bast by Alyaw. Her form and powers changed over the years.

It was believed that every day she would ride through the sky with her father, the sun god Ra. As his boat pulled the sun through the sky she would watch over and protect him. At night, she would turn into a cat to protect Ra from his greatest enemy, the serpent Apep.