She was also known by several different names including Bastet, Basthet, Boubastis Ubasti and Pasht. They likened this Goddess to Artemis and she also became associated with the moon, and children. The links to fertility and childbirth were further strengthened by the Greeks. Woman of the time would buy amulets of this Goddess illustrated with different numbers of kittens, representing the number of children they wished to have. This affords him the status as a divine King. It depicts Bast as a divine mother figure feeding the young King Taharqo. The image is of a necklace from the Metropolitan Museum collection. Later the Egyptian cat Goddess was depicted with the head of a domestic cat, representing her more nurturing aspects.
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