Bastet: The Role Of Gods And Goddesses In The Egyptian People

Did you know that there were over 2,000 gods and goddesses in Ancient Egypt? Some gods had the body of a human and the head of an animal. When I read that, I was shocked! I would’ve never guessed that there would be so many gods in Egypt. In addition, I found the idea of an animal head stuck to a human body disgusting! I just didn’t believe this, so I decided to find out for myself.

Religion plays enormous role in the past and the present. It had shaped our laws, social norms, and purpose. Religion gives its people hope and understanding of many things that are unknown and a mystery. It provides security to its people. Religion has many roles which branch off due to the many different religions observed in the world. In ancient Egyptian literature, deities were important and mention a lot. The Egyptians worshiped and followed many gods and other sacred beings, which had diverse roles in its society. The functions of Egyptian deities provided understanding of the mysteries of world, accountability of life events, and control in society.

As a goddess, she not only was a mother goddess, she, with her husband the god Osiris, taught the arts of civilization to humans, and supported the reign of the Pharaohs, or kings, of ancient Egypt.

One of the Egyptian’s deities was the goddess Bastet, sometimes referred to as Bast. She was represented in art as either a cat or a woman with a cat’s head, as seen in Fig. 1-3. Alleyn Diesel (2008) suggests that cats were associated with the sun because of their habit of sleeping in warm, sunny spaces and considers this the origin of Bastet’s status as the daughter of the sun god Ra (80). She also notes that Bastet, like many other cat goddesses from around the world, was very strongly associated with birth and fertility. (82) While she was not as regal as Isis, Osiris, and Horus, Bastet’s domain touched the lives of every member of Egyptian Society. Because of this, it comes as no surprise that statues of cats are very prevalent in Egyptian

1.the ancient egyptians worshiped many gods and goddesses the priest sacrificed animals for the gods.2. they believed that if they don't they thought the next day won't come.3. On feast days they carried statues of gods around town and they sang songs and prayed to their gods.

Bastet was a goddess of cats, woman and children. She had the head of a cat. Also she was one of the daughters of the god of the sun Ra. To honor her people made statues of cats. Also the people made a temple for her that is now in the Nile Delta. It is believed that there was a flood and that is how her temple got under the water. Sometime she had the head of a lioness to protect the king in battle.

Hatshepsut is another Egyptian god which can be classified as a hero she believed that joy and happiness were legitimate goals of life and regarded home and family as the major source of delight.” Because of this belief, women enjoyed a higher respect in Egypt than in many other cultures of the ancient world. While the man was considered the head of the house, the woman was head of the home. She raised the children of both sexes until, at the age of four or five, boys were taken under the care and protection of their fathers to learn their profession (or attend school if the father’s profession was that of a scribe). Girls remained under the care of their mothers, learning how to run a household, until they were

Ancient Egyptians worshipped gods and goddesses frequently. They seemed to posses one for any concept or thing imaginable. People think of Bast as one of the most popular goddesses of her time and generally remember her as a cat goddess. She wore the head of a lion or wildcat in the beginning and possessed the predatory

Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs Introduction The first pharaoh was not a man but a god. The meaning behind the gods is quite complex. Some gods were even worshiped more than others. Also, the Egyptians thought that Pharaohs were gods.

One of the central values of ancient Egyptian civilization, revolves around the concept of harmony and balance in all aspects of one's life. This ideal equality was the most important responsibility observed by the pharaoh who, as a mediator between the gods and the people, was supposed to be a role model and set by an example for how one achieving a balanced life, as all people sharing a common relationship with pharaoh. Through this relationship all men and women acquired equality to one another. Therefore, not to the world's surprise, women in ancient Egypt, compared to other civilizations, were ahead of their time. Women in ancient Egypt did not only rule the country and become pharaohs, but also shared equal basic human rights as men. Women such as Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra were able to take the stand and break the stigma of the typical minority that are deprived of many rights, and most importantly legal, and educational rights.

Unknown and Deadly Egyptian Gods and Goddesses By: Gian Galan Most ancient civilizations have many of their own gods and goddesses like Greece. Egypt is not different. With at least 2000 Egyptian gods and goddesses there had to have been some lesser known deities, and some even deadly. Mafdet - Mafdet was the first feline goddess, before Bastet and Sekhmet, two other feline gods.

The ancient Egyptian cats were held in the highest esteem; the penalties for harming or killing a cat was death. They worshipped a cat as a goddess often represented as half feline, half woman, whom they called Bastet. The main center where they worshipped Bastet was in northern Egypt at the city of Bubastis. The cat became a symbol of grace and poise. Some cats received the same mummification after death as humans. During the new kingdom, the Egyptian cats were sometimes painted in the paintings. Cats were also important in interpreting dreams, because if you would see a cat in your dreams, that meant you have good harvest. The two main breeds in Ancient Egypt was the Jungle cat ( Felis chaus ) and African wildcat ( Felis silvestris

Ancient Egyptian cats were very beloved in their land,since people strongly believed they were related to their many gods.It was considered illegal to give a cat to someone out of town;however Greeks and Phoenicians often robbed the Egyptians of their pets.The murder of this rare animal was treasonous. The cats so loved that the Goddess,Bast,was named after them.These felines were sacrificed so that Bast could receive them in another life.

The Egyptians held a high appreciation and devotion for felines. Bastet, the goddess of cats, fertility, domesticality in the Egyptian pantheon. Joshua J. Mark, the co-founder, and editor of Ancient History Encyclopedia wrote that she serves as a representation of both the sweet domesticated house cat, but also the fierce

Bastet was an egyptian cat goddess. The goddess had an elaborate festival in her name. “The festival honoring Bastet was described as one of the largest and most enthusiastically celebrated in all of Egypt…” (Super) Several temples around a city named Bubastis had a “vast cemetery of mummified cats…” (Super) “Thousands of small cat sculptures… have also been recovered at Bubastis.” (Super) Bastet was mainly depicted as a domestic