BASTET was the Egyptian goddess of cats. She was also associated with the home, fire and family. She was thought to be the personification of the soul of Isis. She possessed the Uraeus, the all-seeing eye of Ra, which was
used as an instrument for his vengeance. She was believed to be either the daughter of the sun god Ra, or the daughter of the air god, Amun. She was one of the most well-loved goddesses in Egypt and was worshipped
primarily in Lower Egypt.She was referred to by many titles, including ‘Lady of the East’ due to her protective nature, the ‘Female Devourer’, because of the meaning of her name, and ‘The Tearer’, as a result of her destructive second nature.
She is represented either as a woman with a lion or a domestic cat for her head.