Where Is Bast Egypt?

Bastet was a local deity whose religious sect was centered in the city in the Nile Delta later named Bubastis. It lay near what is known today as Zagazig. The town, known in Egyptian as pr-bꜣstt (also transliterated as Per-Bastet), carries her name, literally meaning House of Bastet.

Where is the temple of Bastet located?

Temple of Bastet was a place of worship dedicated to the cat-goddess Bastet located in Bubastis, Egypt, during the 1st century BCE.

What does Bast mean in Egypt?

Bastet, also called Bast, ancient Egyptian goddess worshiped in the form of a lioness and later a cat. 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.

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