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What is the story of Bastet and Anubis in Egyptian mythology?

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This lesson explores the myths and relationship of Anubis and Bastet, a story featured prominently in Egyptian mythology. read more

Bastet was the daughter of Ra, the sun god, and Isis, goddess of magic, and the cat goddess of childbirth and music. She married Ptah, god of craftsmen, and had a son Maahes, god of war. Anubis was the son of Nephthys, goddess of childbirth, and Seth, god of storms, and the jackal-faced god of embalming and mummification. read more

Anubis, depicted either in full animal form as a jackal or as a human body with a jackal head, became famous as the god associated with the passing into the afterlife, while Bastet, the cat goddess, was associated with funeral perfumory containers. read more

Bastet or Bast was a goddess of ancient Egyptian religion, worshiped as early as the Second Dynasty (2890 BCE). As Bast, she was the goddess of warfare in Lower Egypt, the Nile River delta region, before the unification of the cultures of ancient Egypt. read more

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Experience Ancient Egypt
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The Egyptian God Anubis
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The Myth of Anubis and Bastet
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