Bastet

Bastet was a goddess of cats, the sun, of the East, of fire, of love,intoxication,music, and dancing,joy,celebration, fertility, secrets, magic, and sex. However, she was also a goddess of war known for her wrathful vengeance. She protected households and individuals from disease and evil spirits, guarded pregnant women, and protected cats. She served as the divine nurse and mother of the Pharaoh. protector and guardian of Lower Egypt. She was the patron goddess of firefighters because the Egyptians believed that a cat running through a building on fire would draw the flames out. She was also one of the goddesses who was known as the"eye of Ra" or the"eye of Atum" the sun. In this aspect, she symbolized Ra's feminine counterpart and was sent out to take vengeance on his enemies. The"eye of Ra" was both a part of Ra and a separate being from him, and was considered his mother, sister, wife, and daughter simultaneously. She had life-giving, protective, and also destructive capacities.