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Which Egyptian goddess's depiction shifted over time from a fierce lioness to a gentle domestic cat?
Answer
Bastet
Bastet began as a lioness warrior goddess but by around 1000 BCE was increasingly shown as a cat, mirroring the growing domestication of cats in Egyptian homes.
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Bastet transformed from a fierce lioness into a gentle cat goddess, reflecting how domesticated cats changed Egyptian society around 1000 BCE.
Other options people guess
- Sekhmet
- Hathor
- Mut
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