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	The Goddess Bast
		Bast was the goddess of life and family and of the domestic cat, although she sometimes took on the war-like aspect of a lioness.
		The main center for the worship of Bast was the city of Bubastis in the delta region of northern Egypt.
		Bast, the Goddess of life and family, who had a woman's body and a cat's head, was often depicted as holding in her left hand an amulet of the all-seeing sacred eye, the utchat, believed to have magical powers.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/4800/temple.html (1025 words)

	Bast, Egyptian cat goddess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A goddess of the home and of the domestic cat, although she sometimes took on the war-like aspect of a lioness.
		Bast was also associated with the 'eye of Re', acting as the instrument of the sun god's vengeance.
		She was depicted as a cat or in human form with the head of a cat, often holding the sacred rattle known as the sistrum.
	socsci.colorado.edu /LAB/GODS/bast.html (109 words)

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		Bast is usually shown as a beautiful lion- or cat-headed woman, wearing green and holding a sistrum (sacred rattle), the ‘was’ scepter, an ankh or the papyrus wand and the utchat (Eye of Ra).
		The Goddess Bastet is a wild, fierce and formidable desert cat (NOT one you’d like angry at you!) with a ring-striped tail, usually seated, holding the sistrum with gold jewelry in Her nose and ears and around Her neck was the Aegis (a small protective apron with a lion’s head) and the utchat.
		Bast was given charge of one of the Divine Eyes (the right Eye) in the form of the Uraeus, or Serpent of Wisdom by Ra for defending Him against His enemy, the serpent Apep.
	www.moonflowermagicks.net /bast.html (871 words)

	Bast web site
		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].
	members.aol.com /merefbast/index.html (2825 words)

	The Ecclasian Fellowship - Articles - Bast: the Cat Goddess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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)

	Bast (goddess) - Great Pet Advice
		Bast was originally a goddess of the sun, but later changed by the Greeks to a goddess of the moon.
		This gentler characteristic, of Bast as goddess of perfumes, together with Lower Egypt’s loss in the wars between Upper & Lower Egypt, led to a decrease in her ferocity.
		As a cat/lion goddess, and protector of the lands, when, during the New Kingdom, the fierce lion god Maahes became part of Egyptian mythology, she was identified, in the Lower Kingdom, as his mother.
	www.greatpetadvice.com /cats/bast-goddess/1577 (1146 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)

	per-Bast.org
		Bast as goddess of sunrise and the nurturing warmth of the sun was presumed by Budge; a presumption that has no known basis in any title or litany I have yet to discover.
		It is remarkable to see endless references to Bast as the goddess of cats, and yet very few to Heru [GR: Horus] as the god of hawks, Khnum as the god of rams, or Hethert [GR: Hathor] as the goddess of cows and the milkmaids who love them.
		While Bast is sometimes syncretized with Mut (to Whom the domestic cat is also a sacred animal), the gods Who are usually given as Bast's sons are Maahes or Hor-hekenu (a form of Nefertem or Maahes).
	www.per-bast.org /bast/essay12.html (1275 words)

	Bastet - Cat Goddess
		Bast (Bastet, Pasch, Ubasti, Ba en Aset) - Daughter of the sun god Ra, wife of Ptah, and mother of Mihos, Bast is an ancient Egyptian goddess who is still greatly revered by many today.
		She was the goddess of sunrise, music, dance, and pleasure as well as family, fertility, and birth.
		Though the cat-headed goddess Bast was revered and loved throughout Egypt from the earliest of times (her worship was formalized at the end of the First or beginning of the Second Dynasties), there were several cities sacred to her cult and which hosted several large, important and influential temples.
	www.moggies.co.uk /bastet/bastet.html (860 words)

	Bast, Egyptian Goddess of Sensual Pleasure (Basthet, Bastet) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bast, Egyptian goddess of the rising sun, was much admired for her warm and playful nature, not to mention her fierce protectiveness.
		One of the most ancient of Egyptian goddesses, Bast (who was also known as Bastet and Basthet) was actively worshipped for several centuries.
		In addition to being the patron goddess of cats, she was associated with all things sensual and pleasurable including music and dance (any graceful movement), childbirth and mothering, and all things feminine, especially perfume.
	www.goddessgift.com /goddess-myths/goddess_bast.htm (355 words)

	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 (1743 words)

	Feline Deities
		Bast was associated with childbirth, perhaps because of the way a mother cat cares for her kittens - and the fact that she might have continual litters of them.
		Bast can be invoked to help with problems concerning domestic life, work situations and success, as well as love and good health, for the petitioner, their friends and families, or their cats.
		She was also a goddess presiding over the harvest and was present during the judgement of the souls of the dead.
	www.ladyoftheflame.co.uk /Deities.htm (12588 words)

	Cat Headed Beings - Crystalinks
		The Goddess Bast - Bast is the Egyptian Goddess and protector of cats, women and children.
		Her goddess duty changed over the years, but, she is also known as a goddess of love, fertility, birth, music and dance.
		As Bast's region was Lower Egypt and Sekhmet's Upper Egypt, Pakhet was worshipped in Middle Egypt, and had a temple which was cut out of the solid rock near the modern day village of Beni Hasan in the eastern desert.
	www.crystalinks.com /cat.html (723 words)

	Bast Goddess Jewelry Wholesale
		Bast is the Goddess of the moon and possessor of the Utchat.
		Bast is often shown holding a sistrum (a type of rattle), during the celebrating, worshipers shuck a sistrum.
		Bast is depicted in art many ways, the most common is the body of young woman with the head of a domestic cat.
	www.silverenchantments.com /GoddessJewelry/bastpendant.html (286 words)

	Bastet Throw
		BAST was the goddess par excellence of the eastern part of the Delta in Bubastis, the capital of Lower Egypt.
		According to one legend, Bast was the personification of the soul of Isis.
		From another aspect, Bast was regarded as exercising a special power over women who were with child as she appears on several occassions as one of the goddesses of the birth-chamber.
	www.mama.org /egyptweb/bastthro.html (172 words)

	Bastet
		In Egyptian mythology, Bast (also spelt Ubasti, and Pasht) is an ancient goddess, worshipped at least since the Second Dynasty, for whom the centre of her cult was in Per-Bast (Bubastis in greek), which was named after her.
		In connection with this, when Anubis became the god of embalming, Bast, as goddess of ointment, became thought of as his mother, although this association was broken in later years, when Anubis became thought of as Nephthys' son.
		This gentler characteristic, of goddess of perfumes, together with Lower Egypt's position as the loser in the wars between Upper and Lower Egypt, lead to her ferocity being gradually toned down.
	www.the-world-in-focus.com /Africa/Egypt/gods/bastet.html (730 words)

	Egypt: Bast the Cat Goddess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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 (864 words)

	Bast
		She originated in the Nile delta, but by 930 B.C., the power of Bast was acknowledged by all Egyptians, even those a thousand miles south of her original home.
		At the city of Bubastis ("house of Bast"), the center of her worship, great celebrations were held.
		Bast's followers believed that in return for this reverent celebration Bast bestowed both mental and physical health.
	www.hranajanto.com /goddessgallery/bast.html (257 words)

	Bast, goddess of play © Anita Ryan 2000
		Bast, or Bastet, is an Egyptian goddess of the sun but was later adopted by the Greeks as a goddess of the moon.
		She is the daughter of Isis and Osiris (Ra), and is represented as a cat-headed woman holding a sistrum (rattle) in her right hand and a protective totem (cat) in the other.
		In this sense, she is a goddess of pleasure providing it is for the greatest good of all.
	www.goddess.com.au /goddesses/Bast.htm (272 words)

	The Sanctuary of Bast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bast is the daughter of the sun god, Re, and the twin sister of the goddess Sekhmet.
		Bast is goddess of sensuality, sexuality and fertility.
		Bast is commonly associated with Aset in Her fertility aspect, and the name Bast can be translated literally to mean "soul of Aset" (ba-as't).
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/7540/pages/kemet/bast.html (243 words)

	Bast, Egyptian Goddess of Sensual Pleasure (Basthet, Bastet) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bast, the Egyptian goddess of protection and pleasure, is often represented by symbols associated with her form as the "Cat Goddess", distinctly feminine, loving, and sensual but also fiercely protective.
		Her worship during ancient times was so widespread and long-lived, it is not surprising that many of the ancient symbols of the Egyptian goddess Bast have been found by archeologists.
		Many of the goddesses symbols come from the legends surrounding that goddess and were "characters" in her story.
	www.goddessgift.com /goddess-myths/bast_goddess_symbols.htm (221 words)

	Bast Meeting
		Below is a picture of Bast's Temple as visualised by artist, Ruby, when she took part in one of our workings.
		See the goddess descend the stairs towards you, her eyes full of benevolence and peace.
		Imagine that the light of this candle shines into the statue, which is an extension of the senses of Bast in the temple.
	www.ladyoftheflame.co.uk /Rituals/Bast.htm (1139 words)

	Egyptian Things & the Goddess Bast
		Bast is not only a Cat Goddess, She like many other Gods and Goddesses, represents more.
		She is a Delta Goddess, and the daughter of Ra.
		She is also, a goddess of passionate love, marriage, the Moon, lesbians, Women and festivity.
	members.tripod.com /~Tigress15/egyptian.htm (1092 words)

	Research :: for the things unknown
		Bast is slowly starting to become one of the better known goddess' these days.
		Daughter of the sun god Ra, wife of Ptah, and mother of Mihos, Bast is an ancient Egyptian goddess who is still greatly revered by many today.
		She was the goddess of sunrise, music, dance, and pleasure(all around from sexual to drug related pleasure) as well as family, fertility, and birth, and associated with the Eye of Ra, acting as the instrument of the Sun God's vengeance.
	www.freewebs.com /researchpages/ubastis.htm (632 words)

	Untitled
		The city of the Goddess Bast was Bubastis located in the same area.
		This is where Bast's temple is located which is claimed to be the greatest temple in all of Egypt.
		Bast was considered the goddess of life, family, and domesticated cats.
	www.ri.net /schools/Smithfield/Animals/cat/BAST.html (423 words)

	Bast
		Bast (Bastet, Pasch, Ubasti, Ba en Aset) is the Kemetic (ancient Egyptian) Goddess of cats, dawn, civilization, home, bounty, plenty, enlightenment, art, music, dance, creation, birth, fertility, sex, physical pleasure, lesbians, truth, hemp, marijuana, drugs, the Moon, and the rising Sun.
		Although Bast originated in ancient Egypt, this goddess was worshipped in a lot of other cultures, including the Greek, Roman (where she was the second most popular goddess among women, after Isis), Germanic, and others.
		Bast is the Goddess of cats (see Commemorating the passing of Kitty Cat).
	www.teenwitch.com /DEITY/KMT/BAST.HTM (1420 words)

	Pagan News - Pagan News & Information
		She is also known as a goddess of life and joy, as well as a guardian of women.
		In Egyptian mythology, Bast was a solar deity and a goddess of fertility and protector of pregnant women.
		After the period of Greek civilizationHellenistic civilization, Bast was considered the daughter of Isis and Osiris and was associated with Hathor.
	www.pagannews.com /cgi-bin/gods3.pl?Bast (223 words)

	GoddessGift.net - Goddess statues - Goddess gifts
		BAST represents the dawn, while her twin Sekhmet the sunset, one maturing into the other.
		Originally a lion goddess, 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.
		Bast, the Sacred Cat, is also the Egyptian goddess of pleasure, music, dancing and joy.
	www.goddessgift.net /page15.html (337 words)

	Goddess Bast
		Other selections include Bast embossed over the Rosetta Stone (the carved stone that allowed Egyptologists to finally decode hieroglyphs), a replica of a very ancient piece, the Bast with column (a pair of these would make exquisite bookends!), and some very beautiful Bast jewelry created from modern and ancient elements.
		Cat Goddess Bast, her sister the Lion Goddess Sekhmet, Goddess Isis and the Lord of the Underworld, Anubis.
		Egyptian Goddess Bast, the Cat goddess, protector of the Pharaoh and patron goddess of motherhood.
	www.mandarava.com /Retail/goddess_egyptian_bast_gifts.htm (460 words)

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