Comment on Bastet and Anubis by m-lupus

Well... that's the thing with Egyptian deities. You never quite know what they are. Throughout time they have had different roles. At some point Isis was the goddess of fertility. At some other point Hathor was the goddess of fertility. And I guess Bast was also considered as the goddess of fertility for a short time, but I have to say that I have never heard that before. She is most commanly known as simply the goddess of cats or/and the goddess of war (often when linked to Sekhmet). When Egypt was 2 seperate kingdoms: Upper Egypt and Lover Egypt, Bast was actually the warrior goddess and the protector of Lower Egypt, while Sekhmet (the lioness) was the warrior goddess and the protector of Upper Egypt. However, when Upper and Lower Egypt unified, Sekhmet was the one who got the role as the warrior goddess and the protector of Egypt as well as the protector of Ra, while Bast was left with a minor role and sometimes even unified with Sekhmet. She just became, more or less, the goddess of cats. It's actually quite confusing XD And look at me; I'm totally getting carried away LOL! Sorry... I will shut up now