Bast, also B’sst, Baast, Ubaste, Baset, Bastet, was a cat-headed protectress of the Pharaoh. She was usually seen as gentle but would rise up lion-headed and ready for battle if the Pharaoh was threatened. She was offered sacrifices of cats and of images of cats.
Bast is the daughter of Ra.
Learn More Online
- An essay at per-bast.org http://www.per-bast.org/bast/historical.html
- Ancient Egyptian Metaphysics by Michael Poe https://www.sacred-texts.com/bos/bos446.htm
