Blessing: Bast is a sensual, loving goddess, but also a fierce protector of her children. She is gracious to those who treat her cats with great kindness.
Epithets: Forthcoming
Equated with: Isis, Sekhmet, Artemis, Aphrodite
Associations: cats, sistrum, perfume, anything costly or beautiful
Festivals:
Festival of Bast Journeying to Boubastis (21-29 Tybi)
Festival of Eating Onions for Bast (5 Pharmouthi)
Ways to honor: Bast likes music, dancing, pretty things; take in or feed stray cats
Ancient Texts:
Excerpt from Metamorphoses by Antoninus Liberalis
Excerpts from The Histories by Herodotus
Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Texts: Forthcoming
Modern Texts:
Bast by P Sufenas Virius Lupus
Bast Acrostic by Melia Suez
Hymn to Bast by Satiah
Ode to Bast by Lykeia
Festivals and Rituals: Forthcoming
Articles: Forthcoming
Links:
Bast, Perfumed Protector, Cat Goddess
TourEgypt article on Bast
Bastet
Feline deities
Ancient Egypt Online: Bast
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