| Bat | |||||
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 Faience figure of Bat at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.© | |||||
| Period of worship |
Predynastic – Middle Kingdom | ||||
| Cult center | Diospolis Parva | ||||
| Titles | "She of the Sistrum" "Two Faced One" | ||||
| Symbol(s) | Cow, sistrum | ||||
| Association | Music, dance, joy, love, beauty, sexuality, maternal care | ||||
| Appearance | Therianthrope, cow | ||||
| Egyptian equivalent(s) |
Hathor | ||||
| Father | Ra | ||||
Bat (ancient Egyptian: bꜣt) is an ancient Egyptian cow deity from Diospolis Parva who may have its origins in Late Paleolithic cattle herding cultures. Her cult was absorbed by that of Hathor by the time of the Middle Kingdom.
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