Egyptian Cat God Bastet
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.
Egyptian cat god bastet. She was native to bubastis in the nile river delta but also had an important cult at memphis. Bastet goddess of cats is one of the most well known figures of the egyptian pantheon. Bastet is the egyptian goddess of the home domesticity women s secrets cats fertility and childbirth. Her main attributes include being the protector of lower egypt the patron goddess of cats and firefighters and being a goddess of the sun war fertility music and celebration.
She s been known as both bast and bastet. She protected the home from evil spirits and disease especially diseases associated with women and children.