Who Is Bastet? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Bastet is a In the Public Domain comic book character, with over 262 comic issue appearances. Bastet (also known as Bast, Baast, and Baset) is the African cat goddess of the ancient Egyptian religions. She was the goddess of warfare in Lower Egypt of the Nile River delta region.

Who is Bastet?

Bast or Bastet is an Egyptian goddess that has the appearance of a black cat. Bast is the daughter of Ra and Isis , sister of Sekhmet and consort of Ptah . Marvel The Panther God idol first appears in Fantastic Four #52 (1966), with the deity also being referred to as the Panther God. In Black Panter #21 (2000), written by Christopher Priest , it was retconned that the Panther God was the Egyptian cat goddess Bast or Bastet, over time it was shown that Bast can assume male and female forms. Bast became the Panther God of Wakanda, sometimes also in the feminine form, his sister Sekhmet became the Lion God, another cult in Wakanda . In Black Panther #13 (2017), written by Ta-Nehisi Coates , it was revealed that along with other African gods : Thoth and Ptah (Egyptians), Kokou (orisha from Benin) and Mujaji (South Africa), integrates the pantheon of Wakanda, The Orisha , orisha is a Yoruba word that means spirit or deity, It is a name used to define African Gods . The Orisha and humans expelled the Originators from Wakanda. In addition to Sekhmet, Bast had rivals with his other sister, K'Liluna and Magba .

Key facts

Bastet is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "La foire aux immortels". The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 262 recorded issue appearances, Bastet ranks among the most featured characters in comics.