bastet

cat-goddess and local deity of the town of tell basta,where her name she is of bast ointment jar.she was regarded not only as the daughter of the sun-god but also as the more protective aspecpt of the mother goddess .in contrast to the aggressive image of the lion- headed . in her earlist known from ,carved on stone vessels of the 2-nd dynasty ruler at saqqara ,bastet was represented as awoman with ahead of alioness . by the first millennium it was represented as acat-headed woman and some times accompained by asmall group of kittness.