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	Bast
		In early times Bast (written as 'Bastet' by scribes in later times to emphasize that the 't' was to be pronounced) was a goddess with the head of a lion or a desert sand-cat and was regarded as mother of Mahes, a lion-headed god.
		Bast is shown in one depiction as wearing the Double Crown (the red and the white "nested" together) and suckling the Pharaoh - perhaps an allusion to the rise of popularity with Per-Bast or Bubastis, the Domain of Bast.
		Bast is often shown holding the ankh or the papyrus wand, and sometimes the was-scepter (usually only in connection to Bubastis, which was the home of Her cult - in the delta region, where a necropolis has been found containing mummified cats.
	www.crystalinks.com /bast.html (0 words)

	Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick \| Bast (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bast was originally a solar goddess, a protector and avenger as an Eye of Ra, as well as having links to mothers, children and fertility.
		Bast was usually depicted as a woman with a domesticated cat's head, although she often had a lion's head.
		Inevitably, Bast took on some of Het-Hert's roles and became known as a goddess of music, dance and pleasure as more emphasis was placed on her being a goddess of mothers and fertility.
	www.thelemapedia.org /index.php/Bast (1359 words)

	Bast Egyptian Statues \| Sekhem - Egyptian statues, jewelry, herbs, incense and more.
		Bast is a feline goddess, daughter of the sun god "Ra".
		Bastet was originally a lion goddess, but after 1000 B.C. as her cult developed, she became more associated with the cat and was considered to be the center counterpart of the lion goddess Sekhmet.
		In one hand she holds a sistrum, a kind of musical rattle, and in her other hand she holds an aegis which is a symbolic shield of protection in the form of a golden collar decorated with a cat head.
	www.sekhemonline.net /bast.php (549 words)

	Bast
		Bast (known as "Bastet" in later times to emphasise that the "t" was to be pronounced) is generally thought of as the cat goddess.
		Bast was depicted as a cat, or as a woman with the head of a cat, a sand cat or a lion.
		They also decided that Bast was a moon goddess, although she was originally considered to be the daughter of Ra and the "Eye of Ra".
	www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk /bast.html (824 words)

	Per-Heh - Bast (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bast is one of the earliest documented Names which dates back to the second Dynasty.
		Bast's earliest iconography depicts Her to be in leonine form, and it is not until around 1000 BC that the iconography of a cat becomes common.
		Bast's center for worship was at Bubastis in the north-eastern Delta.
	www.per-heh.org /topics/ntrw-gods-and-goddesses-of-ancient-egypt/bast.html (557 words)

	Bast
		Bast rode with her father every day as his boat pulled the sun through the sky.
		Because of this, Bast is both a sun and a moon goddess.
		During the Festival of Bast, thousands of men and women sailed down-river to her temple, singing, dancing, and telling bawdy jokes as they flocked to worship the pleasure-loving goddess.
	www.goddesscards.net /bastcatgoddess.html (321 words)

	Egypt: Bast the Cat Goddess
		In early times Bast (written as 'Bastet' by scribes in later times to emphasise that the 't' was to be pronounced) was a goddess with the head of a lion or a desert sand-cat and was regarded as mother of Mahes, a lion-headed god.
		She was usually depicted as a cat, or as a woman with the head of a cat or lion.
		Bast, by her name, seems to be related to perfumes in some way.
	www.touregypt.net /godsofegypt/bast2.htm (0 words)

	The Gods of Ancient Egypt -- Bast
		Description: Probably the most famous Egyptian goddess after Isis, Bast was said to be the daughter of Ra, though long after he created the primal gods.
		Bast's importance in the Egyptian pantheon might be due to the great value placed on the domesticated cat by the Egyptians.
		Cats curtailed the spread of disease by killing vermin, and though the idea of microbes was unknown to the ancient Egyptians, they must have noticed the connection between rats and disease.
	www.touregypt.net /godsofegypt/bast.htm (0 words)

	Bast
		Bast is the Goddess of sex, fertility, and birth.
		Bast is the Goddess of hemp and marijuana.
		Bast is the Goddess of the moon and possessor of the Utchat, the Eye of Her twin brother Heru Sa Aset [Horus].
	www.teenwitch.com /DEITY/KMT/BAST.HTM (1530 words)

	The Goddess Bast
		Indeed, the people of ancient Egypt turned to Bast for protection and for blessing, as she was a renowned and beloved goddess.
		Bast presided over many aspects of human existence, but she is best known for her protection of domestic cats as she too took the form of a cat.
		Light a green candle (Bast's sacred colour) and be nice to a cat, her cherished animal.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/mythology/18725 (373 words)

	Greene Natural Fibers - Kenaf Bast Fibers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kenaf bast fiber falls roughly mid-way in the bast fiber spectrum, which includes flax, hemp, jute, sunn hemp, ramie, roselle, abaca, musa and a number of other lesser fibers derived from the phloem, or outer bark, of tall plants.
		While there is general agreement that flax is the best of the bast fibers, proponents of ramie might disagree, and those of jute, hemp, kenaf and roselle could each cite arguments for their fiber being the next best.
		Capable of delivering two times the bast fiber tonnage of hemp, jute, roselle and sunn hemp, and three times that of flax – kenaf bast fibers are not only good, they are also relatively inexpensive.
	www.greenenaturalfibers.com /bast_fiber.asp (463 words)

	The Ecclasian Fellowship - Articles - Bast: the Cat Goddess
		In early times, Bast was often seen as a beautiful girl with the head of a lion, which was a sign of her war-like nature (she was sometimes listed as one of Ra's avenging deities who punish the sinful and the enemies of Egypt).
		Bast was considered to be mother of Nefertem (as was another Egyptian goddess by the name of Sekhmet), who was a god of perfumes and alchemy.
		Bast and Sekhmet are an example of Egyptian duality: Bast was a goddess of Lower Egypt and sekhmet of Upper Egypt, Bast represented the beneficent power of the Sun and Sekhmet personified it's destructive power.
	members.aol.com /Ecclasia1/bast.html (634 words)

	Bastet Ancient Egyptian Cat Goddess
		The word Bast is made up of the word "bas" and the Egyptian suffix "-t", and is pronounced "baohst" in the sense that there is a long "a" which has a bit of an o-sound to it.
		Again, there are those who consider Sekhmet and Bast to be one and the same Deity with Bast representing the more domesticated aspect of the cat family, while others do not see Bast as an entity in her own right at all, but as the personalized anima (female aspect) of Horus.
		Bast expressed the qualities of the lion or cat family, beauty of movement, agility, strength, caution, fidelity to the pride, etc., all of which could equally be interpreted at the spiritual level.
	inanna.virtualave.net /bastet.html (1441 words)

	Bast
		Bast is a warrior, a protectress, and a defender of the King and the nation.
		Bast's symbols are the shield, the ointment jar, the sistrum, and the green stone malachite.
		Bast is concerned with happiness, and She will fight to defend it for the King and the people.
	hethert.org /kids/bast.htm (396 words)

	Bast, Egyptian Goddess of Sensual Pleasure (Basthet, Bastet) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bast, Egyptian goddess of the rising sun, was much admired for her warm and playful nature, not to mention her fierce protectiveness.
		Bast, as the rising sun, rode with her aged father, the powerful Sun God Ra, protecting him during his ride through the sky.
		Statues of Bast were often used to ward off all manner of evil spirits, snakes, thieves, illness, and even fire.
	www.goddessgift.com /goddess-myths/goddess_bast.htm (355 words)

	William Bast - Home
		Bast offers the most human and credible snapshots of not just the budding actor, but of a young man trying to carve his destiny...
		Bast's vivid portrait of Dean and Brackett and the gay underground of New York and Hollywood in the early 1950s will be one of the most talked about books of the year.
		Bast explores his experience of Dean’s multifaceted personality with the insight of an artist, the sensitivity of a true friend, and the wit of a fine writer.
	members.authorsguild.net /williambast (1900 words)

	Bast - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
		Bast was the personal aide to Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin aboard the first Death Star.
		Bast attended the conference in which Tarkin announced the dissolution of the Galactic Senate and he witnessed as Darth Vader almost killed Admiral Motti.
		Though scenes of Chief Bast talking with Darth Vader cut from A New Hope were included in The Star Wars Holiday Special, Bast's presence with Tarkin during the final moments of the Death Star show that this is not the same officer.
	starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Bast (324 words)

	About BAST (Site not responding. Last check: )
		To the church, the image of Bast and of fl cats in general was evil incarnate.
		BAST is here for the club warriors who know that their dreams lay just beyond the next dive or practice jam.
		BAST is also here for those of us who appreciate the most extreme forms of music, and the lifestyle that naturally follows.
	www.bastmagazine.com /about_bast.htm (348 words)

	Hope College: Holland Museum: Joint Archives of Holland: Henry Bast
		Henry Bast was born in Zaalbommel, the Netherlands on May 6, 1906.
		Bast was also the speaker on the Temple Time radio broadcast from 1952- 1972.
		Bast died on March 29, 1983 in Grand Rapids, MI after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
	www.hope.edu /jointarchives/collections/registers/wts/basthenr.html (420 words)

	Bast
		Bast's sacred city was Per-Bast - "The House of Bast" (known as Bubastis in Greek).
		Bast was once a lion-goddess of the sun and as Patricia Monaghan says, "Later her image grew tamer: she became a cat carrying the sun, or a cat-headed woman who bore on her breastplate the lion of her former self." 1
		According to Stephanie Cass, "Bast shares qualities of (rather than acting as a foil to) both Sekhmet and Het-hert in Her role as protector, destroyer, and avenger; witness the dozens of shields belonging to soldiers with her device on them that have been unearthed in Egypt.
	www.angelfire.com /realm2/amethystbt/bast.html (683 words)

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