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View Name: Bastet


BASTET
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Egyptian Mythology
PRONOUNCED: BAHS-tet (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Variant of BAST. This form of the name, a diminutive, was given to her after the similar goddess Sekhmet (protector of Upper Egypt) became more important.
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