2007-03-01 00:05:09 · 7 answers · asked by hotone 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Try searching for Bast or Bastet. The link is for a statue of Bast.
2007-03-01 00:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by Fernie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bast is an Egyptian Goddess. She is ordinarily depicted as a human female figure with the head of a lioness, or domestic cat. She is a great protector, Patron of Mothers, and Cats. She has both historical solar (early), and lunar (later) associations. She embodies feminine power at its most focused and ferocious. She is a figure at once, both tender and serene. Yet, below her feline, languid grace is a warrior both cunning and deserving of respect.
2007-03-05 06:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by earthcaress 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cat deity, who each night saved
Re, the sun god, from Apep, serpent
of chaos, came to be called Bastet.
She was a love goddess, full of the
sun's warmth.
2007-03-01 09:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Goddess to which you are referring is named Bast (also known as Bastet) and there are pretty good references to her along with a description of her in the following sites:
http://touregypt.net/godsofegypt/bast2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastet
If you need more information on the Goddess, let me know.
2007-03-01 08:13:17 · answer #4 · answered by David G 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Like a cat!
2007-03-01 08:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
this is a trick question? well it looks like a cat..
now what does the sun god look like?
2007-03-01 08:10:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/bastet.html
try looking for bast next time
http://touregypt.net/godsofegypt/bast.jpg
2007-03-01 18:12:15 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋