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cover-dated July 1966), created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and is based on the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet. Bast is a member of the Heliopolitan and Wakandan pantheons. and the patron of the superhero Black Panther.[2]

Bast appears in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Black Panther (2018) and was interpreted by Akosia Sabet in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).

Publication history

Bast or Bastet is an ancient Egyptian goddess represented as a black cat. Bast first appeared in Marvel comics alongside Black Panther in Fantastic Four #52 as an idol,[2] referred to as Sacred Black Panther.[3]

In

spirit or deity,[13] previously revealed that Yoruba was one of the official languages of Wakanda.[14] At first, the authors portrayed Bast as a male deity, but today they portray him as his analogue in Egyptian mythology.[2][1]

Fictional character biography

Bast the Panther Goddess is one of the eldest of the

Atum / Ra, Bast inherited her father's life-giving heat while her sister, the lion goddess Sekhmet, inherited his fiery, destructive fury.[8] Bast was worshipped on Earth as early as 10,000 BC, granting power to her worshippers "the Children of Bast" and their descendants in the mountaintop city of Bastet, the High Kingdom.[15][8]

After Egypt's mortal pharaohs rose to power, Bast began to obtain worshippers in the area that would one day become Wakanda as the "Panther God."[8] Her sister Sekhmet arrived later and came to be worshipped in Wakanda as the "Lion God."[8]

Before the emergence of the Wakandan nation, mystic beings known as Originators were expelled from the region by the humans and the Orisha, the pantheon of Wakanda consisting of Thoth, Ptah, Mujaji, Kokou and Bast.[6][7] Her other sister, K'Liluna, considered a betrayer, was banished from the pantheon.[16][17] Bast also battled against another god, Magba.[18]

In the distant past, a massive

T'Challa's ancestor Bashenga composed of various warring clans, he gathered all the aforementioned under his guide to defeating the inhabitants transformed by the impact into fierce "demonic spirits", a company which has unified the nation by founding Wakanda and becoming its first ruler[20][21] and the first to obtain the title of "Black Panther" as it tells of his "spiritual connection" with the Panther Goddess Bast that led to the foundation of the Panther cult.[5]

In other media

Films

Marvel Cinematic Universe

The gods Bast and Sekhmet were both mentioned by

Council of Godheads and was interpreted as a black woman, played by actress Akosia Sabet.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Panther God Powers, Enemies, History | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Panther God (Black Panther character/Egyptian God)". The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  3. ^ Fantastic Four #53
  4. ISBN 978-0-7603-7580-8
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  5. ^ a b "The religion of Black Panther (T'Challa)". Adherents.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b "A Guide to the Myths, Legends, and Gods of Wakanda". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  7. ^ a b "Black Panther's Sequel Could Bring a New Mythology Into the MCU". 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Anthony Flamini, Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente & Paul Cornell (w), Kevin Sharpe (p), Kevin Sharpe (i). Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica, no. 1 (July 2009). Marvel Comics.
  9. ISBN 978-0-7566-4221-1
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  10. ^ "Au-delà de l'Afrique: l'épopée yoruba". AfriqueRenouveau (in French). 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  11. ISBN 978-1-84162-148-7
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  12. ^ "Au-delà de l'Afrique: l'épopée yoruba". AfriqueRenouveau (in French). 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  13. ISBN 978-1-61813-281-9
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  14. ^ Michael Hoskin, Anthony Flamini, Eric J. Moreels & Stuart Vandal (w). Marvel Atlas, no. 2 (May 2008). Marvel Comics.
  15. ^ Gerry Conway (w), José Delbo (p), Mark Texeira (i). "The Shape in the Shadow" Conan the Barbarian Vol 1, no. 226 (December 1989). Marvel Comics.
  16. ^ "Erik Killmonger (Wakandan; Black Panther foe)". www.marvunapp.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  17. ISBN 978-0-7440-5875-8
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  18. ^ Matadeen, Renaldo (2022-11-09). "Black Panther Just Introduced a New God - Who is Already an Enemy of Wakanda". CBR. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  19. ^ "Black Panther: How the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Was Built". CBR. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  20. ^ Black Panther #7 (January 1978)
  21. ^ "When Did Black Panther First Become a Hereditary Title?". CBR. February 27, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  22. ^ Drew, Tom (2020-11-29). "Disney+ Changes Black Panther's Opening To Honor Chadwick Boseman". The Direct. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  23. ^ Armitage, Hugh (February 15, 2018). "Updated: 11 Black Panther Easter eggs and references to the wider Marvel world". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  24. ^ "New Thor: Love and Thunder Photo Confirms Major Black Panther 2 Connection". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.

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