God profile - Bast

Bast, also known as Bastet, was an Egyptian Goddess who was worshipped from as early as the Second Dynasty. She is known as the goddess of cats, Lower Egypt (Before cultures unified to become Ancient Egypt), the sun and the moon. She was originally portrayed as a wild desert cat or a lioness (much like Sekhmet), but is now more commonly associated with domestic cat, and is portrayed as a woman with a cats head. 

Bast was known for being both docile and aggressive. As the protector goddess of Lower Egypt, she was seen as the defender of the Pharaoh (and therefore Ra), earning her the titles Lady of Flame and Eye of Ra.

When Sekhmet became more prominent in Ancient Egyptian beliefs, Bast was no longer seen as a lioness, but instead took on the form more commonly associated with her today. She became associated more with protection of the home rather than protector of the Pharaoh, although she still had that role.