Illustrated Bible History
Ancient Egyptian Gods - Bast
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Forms of the Name of Bast |
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| Various forms of the name of ancient Egyptian solar and war goddess Bast or Bubastis. | |
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Bronze Figures of Bast |
| Bronze figures of the ancient Egyptian mythical goddess Bast from the specimens in the British Museum. Bast or also known as Bubastis is represented with the head of a lioness or a cat. On her head she bears a disk, from which rises the uraeus or royal asp. Sometimes she is represented by holding a sistrum in her right hand and in her left the head of a lion surmounted by a disk and asp. For figures of her from later date she is also represented with a basket on her hand. | |
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Sexet and Menhi |
| Sexet and Menhi, another forms of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bast. | |
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Bast |
| The ancient Egyptian mythical goddess Bast or also known as Bubastis, a member of the great triad of Memphis and the usual companion of the deity Ptah. |