Bastet the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of Cats
Bastet is the ancient Egyptian goddess of the home and domesticity, women's secrets, fertility, childbirth, and cats. Although probably best known in the modern day as the goddess of cats, especially since she was often depicted in cat form or as a woman with a feline head, Bastet also had a role in the afterlife of the ancient Egyptians, and protected the home from evil spirits and diseases, especially diseases that affected children and women.
Probably due to her role as a protectress of the home and family, Bastet was one of the most popular goddesses in ancient Egypt. From the Second Dynasty of Egypt onwards, Bastet was a popular deity among both men and women. Bastet was depicted initially as a woman with the head of a lioness and was associated with the goddess of war Sekhmet (who is also depicted with a lioness head), but as Sekhmet got more aggressive in her depictions, Bastet got softer.
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0:00 Introduction
1:03 Who is the Goddess Bastet?
3:49 The Worship of Bastet
6:22 Outro
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Can you think of any other deities, Egyptian or otherwise that underwent some sort of transformation in their mythology?
@TravisLee33
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Seeshat was consort to Thoth and her role diminished as an important goddess with time.
@curiousworld7912
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I'm woefully ignorant of the topic, but I certainly enjoy learning about it. Thank you. :)
@wildmen5025
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@@TravisLee33 She's still cool though. I actually gave Her offerings yesterday. Hail Seshat!
@marysuzyperla6740
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Can only think of Cowboys Herding Cats. "It ain't an easy job." 😆🤣😻
@JF-ey5fx
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Mother-isis with baby horus got turned into mother Mary with baby Jesus
Hail Bast!
Talks about her festival in Deuteronomy 1. "The Eleven Day Journey"
Love these videos! Seriously underrated!
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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Thanks so much, Alex! 🙂
Your original cat statues were the best I have seen on the web. Thanks for the information.
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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You're very welcome. 🙂
@Rottingboards
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@@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia What source did you use to find these statues? Or were they multiple sources.
Love your history
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Very awesome video! Thank you for uploading
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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Thank you for the kind words, Travis! 🙂
I found Saqqara, on Netflix, very interesting. They spoke about cats for just a moment.
Fascinating, Thank you for sharing your knowledge
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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Our pleasure! 🙂
Beautiful explanation 🐈
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. We're glad that you enjoyed it.
Thank you 💕💕💕🐱
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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You're very welcome. 🙂
Very good!
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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Thanks!
I love the website and often read articles on it.... I actually wanted to ask if I can translate those articles in Hindi, although I'm not a professional...just want to do out of interest.
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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Hi Ravi, yes you sure can! Please head to the link for more information: www.worldhistory.foundation/job-translator 🙂
Do you know how to write Bastet in hieroglyphics?
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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Unfortunately not.
I like kitty city. :)
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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😊
Do cute, i love the goddess
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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Thanks for watching! 🙂
I'm trying to learn to read Hieroglyphics by using the book How To Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Mark Collier... its a challenge
@WorldHistoryEncyclopedia
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We bet! Good luck!