What domestic animal did ancient Egyptians call Bast, a goddess of home and the goddess of war?

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cat

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Cats

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Cat, Goddess of War was usually depicted at a Lioness

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In early times Bast (written as 'Bastet' by scribes in later times to emphasise that the 't' was to be pronounced) was a goddess with the head of a lion or a desert sand-cat and was regarded as mother of Mahes, a lion-headed god. She was usually depicted as a cat, or as a woman with the head of a cat or lion. She was also connected to Hathor, Sekhmet, Tefnut, Atum (her father) and Mut. It was only in the New Kingdom that she gained the head of a house cat and became a much more 'friendly' goddess, though she was still depicted as a lion-headed woman to show her war-like side. As with Hathor, Bast is often seen carrying a sistrum.

Her name has the hieroglyph of a 'bas'-jar with the feminine ending of 't'. These jars were heavy perfume jars, often filled with expensive perfumes - they were very valuable in Egypt, considering the Egyptian need (with the hot weather) of makeup, bathing, hygiene and (of course) perfume. Bast, by her name, seems to be related to perfumes in some way. Her son Nefertem, a solar god, was a god of perfumes and alchemy, which supports the theory.

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The cat historic Egypt: the Mythology - Bastet ... The goddess Bastet replaced into typically represented as a woman with the top of a domesticated cat ... replaced into portrayed as a lioness. Bastet replaced into the daughter of Re, the solar god

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The cat

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The cat

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CAT is the Radio Trivia Answer.

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cat