
Bastet
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The cat goddess Bastet was once depicted as a female with a lion or wild cat-like head. In the first century BCE, she assumed the tamer guise of a domestic cat.
Later, she was frequently depicted as a seated cat with a regal appearance who occasionally had rings in her ears or nose. She became linked to the Greek deity Artemis, the moon goddess, and divine hunter, during the Ptolemaic era.