Ancient
Egyptian Gods
Bastet
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Bastet
( or Bast ) was depicted with the head of a cat or lion.
She
was an Egyptian goddess from Lower Egypt who was associated with
joy, music and dancing.
She
was the mother of Mihos, another lion god, and the wife of Ptah,
god of the arts and crafts.
Bastet
is mentioned in the Book of the Dead where she destroyed the bodies
of the deceased with her 'royal flame' if they failed any of the
tests for entry to the underworld.