Bastet
Myth
Bastet, as a sun goddess was charged
with protecting her aged father, the powerful Sun God Ra.
She rode with him through the sky during the day, but in the
darkness of the night, he was defenseless, so Bastet turned
herself into a cat so that she could see into the dark a watch
for Ra's enemy, Apep, a snake that wanted to usurp Ra's
throne.
Bastet's Appearance: She was a woman with a head of a cat.