"Bastet" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Egyptian bꜣstjt (“Bastet”, literally “she of the ointment jar”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|egy|bꜣstjt||Bastet|lit=she of the ointment jar}} Egyptian bꜣstjt (“Bastet”, literally “she of the ointment jar”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bastet
  1. (Egyptian mythology) The goddess of the sun and the moon, of cats, and Lower Egypt; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah, often depicted as having a she-cat's head. Wikipedia link: Bastet Tags: Egyptian Categories (topical): Egyptian deities Synonyms: Bast, Baast, Ubasti and Basset and Phast Coordinate_terms (Eyes / Daughters of Ra): Hathor, Sekhmet Translations (ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility): باستيت [feminine] (Arabic), Bastet [feminine] (Czech), W1-t:t-B1 (bꜣstt) [feminine] (Egyptian), Bastet [feminine] (German), बास्टेट (bāsṭeṭ) [feminine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Bastet-en-name-M5XlZ2yI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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