| LC control no. | sh 00001802 |
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| Topical heading | Bast (Egyptian deity) |
| Variant(s) | Bastet (Egyptian deity) Ubasti (Egyptian deity) |
| See also | Goddesses, Egyptian |
| Found in | Work cat: Constantine S. Bast and Sekhemet, c1999: p. 28 (Bast was worshipped from the most ancient times and her earliest form is lioness-headed) Britannica Macro., c1976: v. 6, p. 505 (Bast, alternative names, Bastet, Ubasti, goddess of music, dance; originally symbolized the fertilizing warmth of the sun; during the new kingdom thought to be a lioness war goddess) Kauffman, D.T. The dictionary of religious terms, c1967: p. 64 (Bast, Egyptian cat goddess) Per-bast.org WWW site, 28 Jan. 2000: introduction (site dedicated to the dissemination of information on Bast, the feline-headed goddess of ancient Egypt) |
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