Bastet’s essential transformation, which Historia says took place around 3,000 years ago, saw the gentle warrior goddess go from woman with the head of a lioness to full-blown domesticated cat.

Several mummified cat remains and deities like the Egyptian goddess Bastet suggest that the furry felines and humans lived alongside each other in the region.

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered about 20 ancient burials, some of which contain gold idols fashioned to look like the deities Isis, Bastet and Horus. When you purchase through links on our ...

Bast, one of the oldest Enneads, is an immortal being who also happens to be the Panther Goddess and daughter of Ra, Egyptian deity of the Sun. Bast has assumed multiple forms over the centuries.