Bast (Marvel)
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Bast is a female comic deity who features in Marvel Comics.
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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. His sister Sekhmet was worshiped in a rival cult called the Lion Cult.(Avengers v1 #112)
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)
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