They praised the ancient goddess Bastet by making temples, throwing festivals, and giving her offerings. They made a temple for her. It stands on an island in the middle of the city, only priest and royalty were allowed in her temple. A stone wall with multiple carvings on it runs around the whole temple. There is also a beautiful shrine inside the temple, with a statue on it. The statue was of her. Each year on the day of her festival, over 700,000 men and women but no children come visit. They would dance on their way there. Also great sacrifices were made from everyone there. When they arrive tons of wine is drank. Ordinary Egyptians made small shrines in their homes they would make offerings and sacrifices. The small shrines in their home …show more content…
Some of the symbols were worn as jewelry. The symbols are cats, rising sun, the “all seeing cat”, pottery jars used as contains to hold perfume, and rattles those are only a few. Some of the animal that present her are house cats and lions. The other topics that represent her are plants, perfumes, and the colors black, red, gold, turquoise, and silver. (Bastet, Goddess of Egypt) The ancient goddess Bastet has the head of a cat. Every night she completely transforms into a cat. When she looks like a cat she’s completely black and is shown wearing a collar necklace with a scarab beetle on it. She is also wearing an earring. Tons of these replicas you can find at a museum. (Gods and Godesses) Bastet is included in a huge myth relating to ancient Egyptians. They all believed that she killed the evil serpent god Apep also known as Apophis. In this story they told the daughter of Ra the sun god Bastet teamed up and fought with the evil serpent god Apep. They fought for years when Bastet killed Apep, and was released from the nightly conflicts. Then she could do whatever she wanted to do. With all of her free time she was to become of home, hearth, and domestic cat. (Bastet, Goddess of