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Bastet

Deity
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Mentuherkhepeshef and Bastet (scene 4).
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A cat goddess associated with the town of Bubastis. She was considered the daughter of Atum and had associations with fertility. Represented as a woman with the head of a cat, sometimes shown holding the Ankh sign and a scepter, or with a litter of kittens.