Her name was later altered to Bastet, which in the Egyptian language signaled her descent from her earlier power, and most scholars now refer to her with this name. However, among her contemporary worshippers, including many Wiccans, she continues to be known as Bast, and her significance continues in spite of the changing tides of Egyptian history

the Egyptians deified Hermes, and made him one of their gods, under the name of Thoth.

The story of Osiris’ death and resurrection is central to the ancient Egyptians’ concepts of life, death, the afterlife, and the importance of order in the world.