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Bastet was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion, worshiped as early as the 2nd Dynasty (2890 BC). As Bast, she was the goddess of warfare in Lower Egypt, the Nile River delta region, before the unification of the cultures of ancient Egypt. Her name is also translated as Baast, Ubaste, and Baset. In Greek mythology, she is also known as Ailuros.
The uniting Egyptian cultures had deities that shared similar roles and usually the same imagery. In Upper Egypt, Sekhmet was the parallel warrior lioness deity. Often similar deities merged into one with the unification, but that did not occur with these deities having such strong roots in their cultures. Instead, these goddesses began to diverge. During the 22nd Dynasty , Bast had transformed from a lioness warrior deity into a major protector deity represented as a cat. Bastet, the name associated with this later identity, is the name commonly used by scholars today to refer to this deity.
Bastet is the Official Mascot of the 11th Pan Arab Games held in Egypt, the Mascot's name is derived from its Origin, which is the ancient Egyptian goddess of Bast, Bastet is a Black cat, with an ancient Egyptian Headscarf, striped with Egypt's Flag.
Other Forms of Bastet indicating the different sports:
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Bastet is a goddess of ancient Egypt
Bastet may also refer to:
- Bastet (song) by Belgian singer Natacha Atlas
- Bastet (Stargate)#Bastet, a character on the TV-series Stargate
- Bastet (mascot), the official Mascot of the 11th Pan Arab Games
- Bastet or Bastard tetris, a Tetris clone designed to give the player the least desirable brick, instead of a random brick