Briefly speaking
A small summary of Her attributes - but please keep in mind that I cannot vouch for how correct these are.
Also known as
Bastet, Bastis, Ubasti, Ubastet, Bubastis, Ailuros, sometimes Pasht (said to be a "dark" version of Her, or a mere translation error)
Titles
Devouring Lady, Lady of the East, Light Bearer, Lady of Truth, Goddess of the Birth Chamber, Tearer, Mistress of Bubastis, Eye of Ra, Lady of the Life of the Two Lands, She Who protects the Two Lands and the Akhu, Invisible Paw, Northern Hethert, Goddess of Family and Home, Lady of Perfumes, The Great, Giving all life, Who creates the Transformation in the Field, The One who is over the secrets of Atum, Lady of the shrine, Eye of Horus, Lady of heaven, Mistress of all the gods, Mistress of the Two Lands, Eye of Atum, Giver of Valor, the Nurse.
Roles
Protectress of the Two Lands & the Royal family; guardian of children, pregnant mothers, women, secrets, felines, the home & musicians; netjert of the sun, joy, music, dancing, sensuality & sexuality.
Celebrations
Procession of Bast, Procession of Bast Before Ra, Feast of Bast, Day of Chewing Onions for Bast, Saq Bast.
Signs & symbols
Cats or felines, the sistrum, ointment jar hieroglyph.
Associations
Colours: turquoise, dark greens, copper, jade, peacock blue, blood red, orange, black, jewel tones. Plants: reeds, cypress, roses, lotus, lily, daisies, sunflowers. Scents: musk, cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, catnip, sandalwood, lavender, rose, jasmine, vanilla. Gems: sunstone, agate, lapis lazuli, malachite, amber, aventurine, bornite, cat's eye, tiger's eye, opal.
Offerings
Sweet liquids & foodstuffs, mint, catnip, honey, raw meat, perfumes & ointments, copper items, sheer fabrics, Asian items, dark chocolate, red wine, chocolate/mint liquer, milk, cherries, bells, peacock feathers, old-fashioned things, semi-precious stones, baskets, sunflowers, suncatchers, wind chimes, shells, glass, herbs, oils, water fountains, cinnamon, caramel, sushi, sake, plum wine, mead, BBQ meat, peppermint, tea, vanilla, ice cream, edible flowers, mirrors, knives/swords, stained glass, pretty stationary, pretty books, bubbles, leather, bottles.
Relations to other netjeru
Daughter of Ra, wife of Ptah, mother of Maahes, and sometimes Nefertem or Imhotep. She is sometimes syncretized with Mut, as Bast-Mut. Sometimes (but rarely) She is the mother of certain obscure forms of Heru.
Depictions in art
A sleek, black cat, or a woman with a feline head.
Some traits of Her children
(These are generalizations, and nothing written in stone. ^^ It fits some of us, but far from all.) Skepticism. Seeking harmony in relations. Comfortable in themselves. Being at peace with the world. Often writers of some kind.
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