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Bubastis was a goddess in ancient Egypt. She was the goddess of protection, and her sacred animal was a cat.
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What are the colors of bubastis?
red and black
Where is bastets temple located?
i pretty sure its in Bubastis, in the eastern delta of egypt
Where did bastet get worshipped?
Bast was widely worshiped throughout Egypt and Mesopotamia. Her cult center was Bubastis.
When was the Bubastis's festival held?
In Herodotus's Historieshe only describes the festival, he does not say when it was so we do not know today.
Where was bastet the goddess born?
Egyptian mythology does not say, but her most well known city of worship was Bubastis.
When was bastet worshipped?
Bubastis, the cult center of Bastet, was the capital of Egypt for a time during the Late Period, and some pharaohs took her name in their king-names. Herodotus' description of her temple at Bubastis is that of a place of great splendor and beauty, rivaled only by the templesof Ra and Horus.
Places near the Nile River?
Khartoum Cairo Alexandria Bubastis Canopus Damanhur Damietta Leontopolis Mendes Mit Abu al-Kum Mansoura Naucratis Port Said Rosetta
What myth does the ancient goddess bastet appear in?
The main source of information about the Bast cult comes from Herodotus who visited Bubastis around 450 BC during after the changes in the cult. He equated Bastet with the Greek Goddess Artemis. He wrote extensively about the cult.
What was the greatest orgy?
Bubastis, which is now part of Zagazig, Egypt was the center of the largest annual orgy of all of the eastern Mediterranean, perhaps the entire world. In the 5th century BCE, Herodotus reported that 700,000 people participated, drinking wine without limits and having sex with whoever and wherever.[1]
What three largest cities around the Nile River Delta?
At present it is Cairo. During the Old Kingdom the capital city was Memphis, during the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom it was Thebes.
What were the offerings for bastet?
Bastet, the ancient Egyptian goddess of home, fertility, and domesticity, was often honored with offerings that reflected her nurturing nature. Worshippers would present food, especially fruits and cakes, as well as incense and flowers to her shrines. Additionally, small figurines and statues of cats, which were sacred to Bastet, were commonly offered to invoke her protection and blessings. Rituals and festivals, such as the Feast of Bubastis, included music, dancing, and feasting in her honor.
What was the statue of the ancient Egyptian god Bastet in her Bubastis temple made of?
Alabaster is the likeliest answer. It is easy to work and yields an attractive result. It is a soft stone, though, and as such is best-suited to smaller effigies. Bastet was associated with Ra, and was a solar deity. Red sandstone is thought to have symbolic ties to solar deities, and is a harder stone more appropriate to large pieces, so it's possible that Bastet was formed of that. It is also possible that she was a composite of many types of stone.
