
Bastet
/ˈbæstɛt/
cat goddess of home, fertility, and protection
Bastet in a sentence
“Bastet was worshipped as the gentle counterpart to fierce Sekhmet.”
Origin of Bastet
Egyptian Bastet, possibly meaning 'she of the ointment jar'
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