This deity's cult was centered at Bubastis and she was one of the "Eyes of Ra", an avenging spirit and protector of Egypt.
This deity's cult was centered at Bubastis and she was one of the "Eyes of Ra", an avenging spirit and protector of Egypt. Herodotus stated that on her festival, men and women would travel together in boats and drink more wine than at any other time of the year. She would sometimes be paired with Sakhmet and she had only been associated with the sun until the Greeks came, when she displaced Khonsu to become goddess of the moon. Depending upon the account given, she could be quite docile, or aggressive and vicious, as she was associated with pregnancy and war. FTP, identify this goddess of Egyptian mythology who was depicted bearing the head of a cat.
This deity's cult was centered at Bubastis and she was one of the "Eyes of Ra", an avenging spirit and protector of Egypt.
{Bast} (or {Bastet}, {Ailuros}, {Baset}, {Ubashi}, {Pasht})