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BASTET

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Egyptian Mythology

Pronounced: BAHS-tet (English)   [key]

Possibly means "fire, heat" in Egyptian. In Egyptian mythology Bastet was a goddess of fertility, pregnancy and the sun. She was often depicted with the head of a cat.
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