Bastet
| Bastet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name in hieroglyphs | ||||
| Major cult center | Bubastis | |||
| Symbol | lioness, cat, ointment jar, sistrum, solar disk | |||
| Genealogy | ||||
| Parents | Ra and Isis | |||
| Siblings | Shu, Tefnut, Hathor, Sekhmet, Mafdet, Satet, Ma'at, Mut, Anat, Qetesh, Anhur (paternal half-siblings) Min, Horus the Younger, Four Sons of Horus the Elder (maternal half-siblings) | |||
| Consort | Ptah (in some myths), Anubis (disputed) | |||
| Offspring | Maahes | |||
| Equivalents | ||||
| Greek | Artemis | |||
Bastet or Bast (Ancient Egyptian: bꜣstt), also known as Ubasti or Bubastis, is a goddess of ancient Egyptian religion, possibly of Nubian origin, worshipped as early as the Second Dynasty (2890 BC). In ancient Greek religion, she was known as Ailuros (Koinē Greek: αἴλουρος, lit. 'cat').
Bastet was worshipped in Bubastis in Lower Egypt, originally as a lioness goddess, a role shared by other deities such as Sekhmet. Eventually Bastet and Sekhmet were characterized as two aspects of the same goddess, with Sekhmet representing the powerful warrior and protector aspect, and Bastet, who increasingly was depicted as a cat, representing a gentler aspect.