How do you pronounce Bastet?
Is Bast same as Bastet?
Bastet, also called Bast, ancient Egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. The daughter of Re, the sun god, Bastet was an ancient deity whose ferocious nature was ameliorated after the domestication of the cat around 1500 bce.
How do you say cat in Egypt?
The Egyptian word for cats was Mau.