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Bubastis

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Bu·bas·tis  (by-bsts)
An ancient city of northeast Egypt in the Nile delta. It was a religious center for the worship of the cat-headed god Bast.
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In the city of Bubastis, which was the center of worship for Bastet, there was even a great cemetery of mummified cats.
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Female cats were the sacred animal of Bastet, the goddess of love and joy, and the patron goddess of the city of Bubastis in the Nile Delta.
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