Bast Egyptian Gods on Egypt Tour and Nile Cruise

Go on an Egypt tour with a Nile cruise to learn about Egyptian gods such as Bast
Legend has it that, by day, Bast would ride through the sky with her father, the sun god Ra, his boat pulling the sun through the sky. From her shelter in a tree at the desert edge she had a good view over the gates to the underworld.
As a man, when he is seen seated on a throne, and holding in one hand the scepter, and in the other the symbol of "life. She was believed to be the dispenser of cool water, and wore a feathered crown on her human head.
But she had another side as well, as Sekhmet, the Eye of Ra, the destructive Sun Goddess. Bast was also associated with the 'eye of Ra', acting as the instrument of the sun god's vengeance. Ever watchful, she protected Ra from his enemies.
She appeared as a woman with a falcon, an ostrich feather and the sign for "west". " In this form he is one of the nine deities who compose the company of the gods of Amun-Ra, the other eight being Amunt, Nu, Nut, Hehui, Hehet, Kekui, Keket, and Hathor.
Apis was an early deity, probably the best known Egyptian god represented only as an animal, and never as a human with an animal's head. The Egyptians knew that the Sun brought life, but they also knew that in the desert, the Sun could kill you.
See the egyptian gods like bast and apis on an egypt tour with a nile cruise.