Cultural References

My influence can be found world-wide in both contemporary and ancient works. For example, the clothing company Bastest Noir is named in my honor. The company has high-end clothing, designed for individuals with lavish, expensive taste. Their logo is a black cat. This name was chosen due to my association with high class product. Another contemporary example of my influence is Radio Bastet which is a podcast of vintage belly dance music based out of Portland, Oregon. The website features a photo of me, and a black cat lives in their store, "protecting the records." My followers have worshiped me with dance in the ancient times, and in present day. A third example of my cultural reference is the iconic Catwoman. Created by DC comics in 1940, the creators have stated the character was based on Midnight, a black temple cat who was my messenger and representation durring my reign.

Bastet Noir fashion from website

Bastet Noir Logo

Radio Bastet advertisment

Merset, the guardian cat in Radio Bastet

Catwoman (DC Comics 2004)

Attributes #2

My responsibilites include protecting the people of lower Egypt from harm and defending the Pharoh and the sun god Ra. I am heavily associated with domestic cats and other felines. My followers predominatly strecthed across lower Egypt, with my main cult thriving in Bubastis of the south-easten delta. My persona is often associated with a lavish lifestyle, consisting of the higher class with lustful, expensive taste. I can be desribed as intense, with a touchy temper. I held my rein as a relativly lone wolf, but I am often assosciated with Sehkmet. Similaries betweent the two of us include our feline heads, and speculation of having the same spouse(Ptah) and child(Nefertem). My symbols include cats, the sun, and the "All Seeing Eye."

Attributes #1

My name is Bast, also referred to as Bastet in more recent mythology. I have the head of a cat and the body of a woman. My father is Ra, and I am married to Ptah. I am a fierce hunter with a playful, feline side. I have no powers, except my highly superior instincts and intelect. My rage can be considered a weakness, causing me to be often unstable and unpredictable.