#Hathor quotes

[egypquotes]

Thoth: there's a "lie" in believe

Hathor: there's a "over" in lover

Seshat: there's a "end" in friend

Anubis: there's a "Fun" in funeral

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

HORUSS: 8=D < Chat, what do you think?

HORUSS' headmates MAAHES, HATHOR, THOUTH, SOBECK, and SERKET, simultaneously: =883>}] Please don't call us that.

[hannah-the-red-head]

Fly Me to the Moon Memes Pt. 1 OMAKE

Yor!Y/N: *praying* Dear lord, if you see fit to send me my true love and a loving father figure for my daughter- The Moon Boys: *loudly crashing through her ceiling* Yor!Y/N: THANK YOU!

[incorrecthathorquotes]

Adrian: You tricked me!

Vivian: I deceived you, “trick” makes it sounds like we have a friendly relationship.

[sehetep-shenwer]

Bastet and Hathor say this to me before dropping me into the unknown

Dua Bastet!

Dua Hathor!

[urlasage]

make that word

magical power - 

[incorrectmementomoriquotes]

Hathor: Petition to remove the 'd' from Wednesday. Cordie: Wednesay. Hathor: Not what I had in mind, but I'm flexible.

[kittylover776]

*Frank, Reggie, and Mindy looking through a history book* 

Frank: Hathor was the Egyptian goddess of fertility, inebriety, and music.

Reggie: Sex, drugs, and rock & roll?

Frank: In a manner of speaking, yes. 

All three of them: *looks at Donatelli* 

Donatelli: What are you all looking at me for? 

[coinandcandle]

Bast Deity Guide

Who is Bast?

The Egyptian goddess is known by many as Bastet, her name is transliterated as b-ꜣ-s-t-t and is pronounced as “Bast”. The Hieroglyphs for her name look something like this: 𓎯𓏏𓏏𓁐 or 𓎯𓏏𓏏

She is most notably a goddess of domesticity, the home, cats, and women. Bast was among the most popular Egyptian deities and her cult ran as far as Rome.

Originally she was depicted as a goddess with a lioness’ head instead of a cat, and she was closely related to Sekhmet, the warrior goddess. Bast’s role was that of protector and avenger of Ra Over time Bast’s depiction softened and she became a goddess related to domesticity and the home. However, she kept the ferocious side of her, only ever using it when needed. She was known to be loving and nurturing but also she was a force to be reckoned with. Bastet used this fury to avenge those who have been wronged, carried on through her son, Maahes, the protector of the innocent.

Due to her association as the Eye of Ra, Bast was more of a solar deity before she became conflated with the Greek Artemis.

Parents and Siblings

Ra (father)

Isis (mother, later in antiquity)

Horus (brother, twin brother later in antiquity)

Anhur (brother

Lovers or Partners

Ptah

Children

Maahes (son)

Nefertum (son, sometimes)

Epithets

Beautiful sistrum (rattle) player

The Golden One/The Beautiful One

The Lady of Dread

The Lady of Slaughter

The Eye of Ra - a title held by a group of deities.

Lady of the Ointments

Lady of the East

Goddess of the Rising Sun

Sacred and All Seeing Eye

Notes

Her name also is rendered as B'sst, Baast, Ubaste, and Baset

Though sometimes synchronized with Mut, the goddess Bast was never depicted as fully human. She was always depicted as either a cat or a woman with the head of a cat, lion, or desert cat.

In Ancient Greece, she was known as Ailuros (”cat”) and she was likened to Artemis. Because of this association, she was given a twin brother just like Artemis has: Horus became her twin brother and since Horus is Isis’ son, Bast became Isis’ daughter.

Bast was also synchronized with Sekhmet, Hathor, and Isis and picked up some of their associations throughout time.

The meaning of her name is uncertain though it’s possible that her name meant She of the Ointment Jar (Ubaste). This would also point to her relation to perfume.

The central city of her cult was Bubastis. People would travel to this city to have the bodies of their pet cats who have passed buried.

It’s common for people to view Bast as a sexual deity or a goddess of lust, but she tends to lean more toward domesticity and protection. This misunderstanding likely came from her later conflation with Hathor as well as one account from Herodotus who had observed the festival in Bubastis in honor of Bast.

An annual festival was held at Bubastis where supposedly all constraints on women were released and they would celebrate “by drinking, dancing, making music, and displaying their genitals" (Gerald Pincher, quoting Herodotus). This display depicted the fertility aspect of the goddess as well as being a sign of freedom from societal constraints.

Bast has been depicted holding a sistrum, a musical instrument similar to a rattle.

Bast is one of many gods who are referred to as the “Eye of Ra”, a title that belongs to deities that are protectors or avengers.

She has been known as the protector of the dead as well.

As cats were sacred to this goddess, to harm one was seen as a slight to Bast.

Mummified cats were often delivered to Bast’s temple as an offering.

Modern Deity Work

These are modern correspondences, anything with historical or traditional backing will be marked with a (T).

Correspondences

Rocks/Stone/Crystals

Gold (T) - Cats of royalty were sometimes known to don gold jewelry

Tiger’s eye

Cat’s eye

Bronze (T) - Bronze statues were used as votive offerings for Bast

Herbs/Plants

Ivy

Catnip

Rosemary

Mint (catnip is in the mint family also)

Animals

Cat, namely housecats but all cats could qualify

Symbols

Sistrum (rattle) (T)

Cat (T)

Eye of Ra (T)

Offerings

Cat imagery

Whiskers, claws, and teeth of cats (only if sourced ethically!)

Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Emerald, Carnelian, Quartz, Malachite, and Galena were used in Ancient Egypt for jewelry or various cosmetics and could be offered. (The Structure of Crystals. Early historical notes)

Perfume or scented oils

Alcohol (such as wine or beer)

Fruit

Grains

Honey

Incenses or resins (T)

Jewelry

Acts of Devotion

Donate to, volunteer at, or otherwise support cats at shelters.

Pray to her or write poems in her honor

Research her

Honor your mother or the mother figure(s) in your life

Protect and fight for the innocent

Dance!

Play music or curate a playlist in honor of her

Learn about perfume and scented oils and how they were used and made in Ancient Egypt

Take care of your home

Of course, these are only suggestions based on my research but when making offerings to deities it's always best to do what feels right to you. You can also reach out to the deity and ask them yourself if you feel comfortable doing so.

References and Further Reading

Bast - eqyptianmuseum.org

Bastet - Britannica

Bastet - World History

Bastet - ARCE

Per-bast.org (The whole website is informational but this link will send you to their sources page!)

Offerings for Bast - The Gourmet Witch (blog)

Kemetic Offering Guide - The Twisted Rope (blog)

[i-make-my-journey]

when I say “have hope”, I don’t mean it in the soft “uwu evewything wiw be okay 🌸uwu” way

I mean take hope by the throat with your teeth and don’t let go. I mean hold it as a weapon in your hands to drive back the enemy as Set does. I mean hold it close to your heart as a shield, keep it at your back as your pillar, use it to sharpen your teeth and claws that they may match Mafdet’s in ferocity. Have hope that burns as hot as Sekhmet’s rage.

And yes, have hope too as Anubis’ warm embrace. Have hope as renewing as Nefertem, as loving as Hathor. These too are important.

Hope is a weapon and a shield. It is the warm bed and the burning torch. Have both forms.

Not to quote a damn video game, but the point still rings true: “for those we have lost, and those we may yet save”.

[egypquotes]

Hathor : Do you take constructive criticism?

Anubis: No, only cash or credit.

[cheesecakemermaid1048]

Golden Cheese is obviously based on Ra,the god of the sun and king of the deities. Based on the murals and her feathers

The Cookie with Ears is based on Anubis,the god of the dead, mummification, and embalming. I am not sure if he serves the same purpose here; he seems more like a guard. We shall see in the update.

As for the others,it is a bit hard to pin down for me.

My closest guess for the cookie on the computer is based on Thoth,god of the moon, sacred texts, mathematics, the sciences, magic, messenger and recorder of the deities, master of knowledge, and patron of scribes.(or hathor,goddess of beauty (including cosmetics), sensuality, music, dancing, and maternity)

While the cookie with the red hair is based on Horus, the god of war and the sky.Don't quote me on that.

[americangodstalk]

American Gods’ incomplete bibliography (4)

And here we reach the last of Neil Gaiman’s proposed bibliography for American Gods!

10) Books about American folklore

A Treasury of American Folklore

Neil Gaiman describes it as a “wonderful collection of extracts, jokes, songs, essays and tales”, and points out that most of the quotes used in the chapter headings of American Gods come from this book.

Great American Folklore

Neil Gaiman only has to say that it is a “readable” book, though he also adds that he actually didn’t use anything from it for “American Gods”.

Myths, Legends and Folktales of America: An Anthology

Neil Gaiman points out that this book was heavily inspired by and basically borrows a lot of “A Treasury of American Folklore” - but despite this, the book actually adds a lot of new and good stuff in here (Gaiman notably remembers the “lyrics to Greg Brown’s ‘Jesus and Elvis’). 

American Folklore: An Encyclopedia

Neil Gaiman loved this book, because he is “a sucker for encyclopedias” and it is an excellent one. His only regret was that it was only published as he had written half of American Gods already, and so he couldn’t use it for half of the novel. 

11) Additional mythology books

[Could not find the cover of the book]

Gods and Goddesses of India, by Anjula Bedi, Eeshwar, 1998

In Neil Gaiman’s own words: “Some potted bios of Indian gods, along with nice pictures printed on translucent paper”. 

Hathor Rising: The Power of the Goddess in Ancient Egypt

Neil Gaiman only used this one because he wanted an “Egyptian book with plenty of photographs and illustrations, and this one was the nearest to hand”. 

[incorrecthathorquotes]

Adrian: I have a DNR.

May: Adrian, you’re 16.

Adrian: Yeah, and I don't wanna go through that shit again.

[ava-of-shenanigans]

Shoutout to this one version of a coffin texts spell that I’m trying to to practice my middle Egyptian with where there isn’t a beard in the god determinative after Horus’s name:

So now the spell is about being together with the followers of girl Horus instead.

I think there actually is a girl Horus, I’m pretty sure she’s called Horit or something? I think she’s just there to be his feminine counterpart (like the way most of the gods have feminine/masculine counterparts) so she’s usually just Hathor? Don’t quote me on any of this, I don’t remember it that well. But all the other versions of this spell are about regular Horus so this is probably a typo.

[urlasage]

ninety-six below the wave

when stone is dust and only air remains -