Bastet

The Tearer.

• Cult Center: Bubastis in the Delta.
  
  
• Attributes: As a sun goddess she represents the warm, life giving power of the sun. Her cult appears as early as the Second Dynasty. Like a cat, she was admired for her agility and strength. Bast defended Ra against the serpent Apep.
  
  
• Representation: A woman with the head of a domesticated cat, sometimes holding a sistrum.
  
  
• Relations: Daughter and wife of Ra, mother of Khensu and Maahes.
  
  
• Other Names: Bast.

 

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