Cats were revered by the Egyptians as sacred animals if not for them, then everything would have perished, think why?

According to the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, every night the cat entered the battle with the snake and won. The serpent brought poverty, drought, hunger and death. The cat’s victory guaranteed the population a harvest, life and prosperity. The cat is associated with the god Ra. Previously, these functions were endowed with the ancestor goddess. This speaks of the complete dependence of the agrarian Ancient Egypt on the Nile River. Traditionally, many gods were identified with felines: Sehnet, Tefnut, Mafdet. Over time, the goddess Bast began to be depicted with the head of a cat. She personified motherhood, fertility, the favor of the sun. And from that moment the real cult of the cat began.