Bastet
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Bastet
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From Egyptian bꜣstjt (“Bastet”, literally “she of the ointment jar”).
proper noun Bast · Baast · Ubasti · Basset · Phast
- The goddess of the sun and the moon, of cats, and Lower Egypt; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah, often depicted as having a she-cat's head.
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Talk about this word "Bastet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bastet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Bastet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bastet "Bastet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bastet.Cite this
@misc{bastet_2026,
title = {Bastet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bastet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
