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=A Cats' Hero! Bastet= Bastet is one of the many egpytion gods. She has a cat head and a human body. She holds a sisturm in her right hand and a shield in her left. The shield would either have a cat or lion face on it. She is the mother of Maahes, daughter of Re and wife of Ptah. Sometimes Bastet is said to be related to Hathor and Isis. Her duities involed, music, dancing, protection from diseases and evil spirts and the safty of pregnent women. Her main job was to protect cats and those who cared for them.

Bastet was also known has the 'goddess of plenty' and the 'mistress of pleasure'. Bastet could be both gentle and fierce. By being the daughter of Re, the sun god she can be very fierce just like the sun and Re.

Her temple was in the centre of the egpytion city og Bubastis and on her feast days all of the dead cats would be taken to her temple. Cats were held in high esteem in ancient egpyt and when a cat died the members of the house hold would shave their eyebrows as a sign of mourning.

As you now you Bastet was a very important goddess who cherished cats.

[Bibliography] Encyclopedia Britannica. (2010). //Bast//. Retrieved August 25, 2010, from Encyclopedia Britannica: [] Facts of File. (2006). //Bastet//. Retrieved August 27, 2010, from Ancient and Medieval History Online: http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49&ID=100792&DataID=6&NewItemID=True&submitquery=1&InputText=bast

James, E. (1960). The Ancient Gods. London: Phoenix Gaint.

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** WORKSPACE **
 * __Glossary of Terms for Ancient Egyptian Religion__**
 * 1) Polytheism - //believing in more then one god//
 * 2) Monotheism- believing in only one god
 * 3) Myth- an unproven story
 * 4) Temple- a place of worship
 * 5) Worship- to adore someone
 * 6) Deity- a god or goddess
 * 7) Mythology- a body of myths
 * 8) Sisturm- a ancient egyption musical instrument
 * 9) Other Term
 * 10) Other Term


 * [A paragraph in my own words, using each of the above terms.] [**insert voki here]

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 * Key Points from Encyclopedia Britannica**
 * cat headed-D
 * music, dancing, protection diseases,evil sprits and the safty of pregnant woman-J
 * her worship was in the egyption city of Bubastis an her temple was in the centre of the town-I
 * cats were held in high esteem in ancient egyption culture-I
 * sistrum in right hand symbolises her association with music
 * a shield in her left hand
 * bast can be both gentle and fierce
 * fierce like the sun
 * all cats taken to her temple
 * when a cat died the members of the house hold would shave their eyebrows as a sign of mourning.

Encyclopedia Britannica. (2010). //Bast//. Retrieved August 25, 2010, from Encyclopedia Britannica: http://school.eb.com.au/all/comptons/article-9310089?query=bast&ct=
 * Key Points form Facts on File**
 * daughter of Re, mother of Maahes and wife of Ptah
 * know as the "goddess of plenty" and 'mistress of pleasure'

- Facts of File. (2006). //Bastet//. Retrieved August 27, 2010, from Ancient and Medieval History Online: http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49&ID=100792&DataID=6&NewItemID=True&submitquery=1&InputText=bast **Key Points from Books**
 * No information in the books - Ms Cross


 * Top TEN Key Points**
 * 1) daughter of Re, mother of Maahes and wife of Ptah
 * 2) know as the 'goddess of plenty'
 * 3) Cat headed
 * 4) god of music, dancing, protection diseases,evil sprits and the safty of pregnant woman
 * 5) her place of worship was in the egyption city of Bubastis an her temple was in the centre of the town
 * 6) sistrum in right habd symbolises her association with music
 * 7) a shield in her left hand
 * 8) cats were held in high esteem in ancient egyption culture
 * 9) fierce like the sun
 * 10) bast can be both gentle and fierce
 * Include your Wordle link here.** [|//http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2267713/Abubis//]

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 * What does your god reveal about Egyptian society?** //(Length - 1 Paragraph )//

//You might like to think about what it tells us about Ancient Egyptian …//
 * Beliefs
 * Lifestyle
 * Values
 * What is important to society / people of the time.

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