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Bastet the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of Cats
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Bastet is the ancient Egyptian goddess of the home and domesticity, women’s secrets, fertility, childbirth, and cats. Although probably best known in the modern day as the goddess of cats, especially since she was often depicted in cat form or as a woman with a feline head, Bastet also had a role in the afterlife of the ancient Egyptians, and protected the home from evil spirits and diseases, especially diseases that affected children and women.

Probably due to her role as a protectress of the home and family, Bastet was one of the most popular goddesses in ancient Egypt. From the Second Dynasty of Egypt onwards, Bastet was a popular deity among both men and women. Bastet was depicted initially as a woman with the head of a lioness and was associated with the goddess of war Sekhmet (who is also depicted with a lioness head), but as Sekhmet got more aggressive in her depictions, Bastet got softer.

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Standing statuette (bronze with gold inlay) of the ancient Egyptian cat-goddess Bastet, holding an usekh-collar topped by a feline head and sun-disk.  Artist unknown; ca. 400-250 BCE (Late Period or early Ptolemaic).  Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.  Photo credit: Walters Art Museum.

Bast giving you a thumbs up, she’s proud of you, keep it up!

This is the Bast of encouragement, reblog to receive Bast’s support and thumbs up

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Anonymous asked:

Tell me about the domestic house cat.

zooophagous answered:

Long ago in a kingdom by the Nile, a people cried out to their gods in anguish. A plague of rats, rats and mice and vermin of every shape, had devoured the grain and robbed the people of their dinners.

One god heard them, Bast, and tasted the meat and smoke of their offerings. She went up into the desert and found a pride of lions.

“Give unto me your smallest cub,” said the goddess, “that I may make an end of this plague.”

“Goddess,” said the lionesses, “surely you deserve the strongest and largest of our young for this divine mission.”

But Bast paid no heed, and took with her the weakling cub, so much smaller than her brothers and sisters.

“Blessed are thee, small daughter of the lionesses, above all others. Though you are small, you shall be brave. Once thought weak, you will be made strong, and entire kingdoms will sing songs of your greatness.”

And such is the wisdom of the gods, who make their greatest triumphs out of those who seem most unworthy. The small lion became a cat, with a goddesses blessing and a hunter’s heart, and soon the waters of the Nile ran red with the blood of the vermin.

For the smallest of lions is still a lion. For a small hunter is still a hunter. And the least among us are not to be underestimated.

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