American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. Mythology An ancient Egyptian goddess, daughter of
Ra and agent of his vengeance, often depicted as a lioness or
cat. - n. One of the 'daughters' of Ra, and the Goddess of,
Cats, Lower Egypt, the sun and the moon. Also known as the 'eye
of Ra'. - From Egyptian 𓎯𓏏𓁐 ("She of the ointment jar").
(Wiktionary) “... because Bastet is the goddess I affiliate with
myself ...” “His fellow Lib Dem AMs evidently already knew of
this, as Mike German and Eleanor Burnham have been overheard on
more than one occasion referring to Black as a 'Bastet'.” “Turns
out the teen is part of the ancient race called Mai, the
offspring of the Egyptian cat-goddess Bastet, and she possesses
many cat-like qualities while maintaining her human appearance.”
“The singer's name, Nehmes Bastet, means she was believed to be
protected by the feline deity Bastet.” “I looked deep into the
kohl-streaked eyes of Bastet at the pyramids, the Nile and all
of Ptolemaic Egypt echo