Bast (Marvel)

Revision as of 18:45, 18 January 2023

Bast is a female comic deity who features in Marvel Comics.

Biography

Bast is an Egyptian goddess, is a member of the Heliopolitans and The Orisha, the pantheon of Wakanda, other gods in the pantheon are Thot, Ptah, Kokou and Mujaji. (Black Panther v6 #13) Orisha is a Yoruba word for spirit and deities. Sekhmet, the sister of Bast (Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica v1 #1) and Sobek (Black Panther v5 #3) were also worshiped in Wakanda, although they are not part of the pantheon.

Overview

Personality and attributes

She later came to be referred to as the Panther-God (Avengers v1 #87) and the Panther Spirit (Black Panther v2 #4),

Powers and abilities

Notes

• Bast was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where she made her first appearance in Fantastic Four v1 #52 (July, 1966).
• Afterwards, the character was referred to as the Panther-God in Avengers v1 #87 (April, 1971).
• She was referred to as the Panther Spirit in Black Panther v2 #4 (October, 1988).
• Finally, the character was referred to as being Bast in Black Panther v3 #21 (August, 2000).
• The character was based on Bast of Egyptian Myth.

In other media

Films

Appearances

• Fantastic Four v1: (1966)
• Avengers v1: (1971)
• Black Panther v2: (1988)
• Black Panther v3: (2000)

External Links

• Wikipedia Entry
• The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Panther God (Black Panther character/Egyptian God)
• Comicvine Entry

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