In ancient Egyptian mythology, cats were sacred symbols linked to the underworld and the afterlife primarily through Spell 17 of the Book of the Dead. In this text, the sun god Ra takes the form of a great feline to slice the chaos serpent Apep with a knife beneath the sacred tree of Heliopolis, ensuring the sun rises each day after passing through the underworld.

Yaldabaoth raped Eve.
She bore two sons.

[Elohim was the name of the first.
Yahweh was the name of the second.
Elohim has a bear’s face.
Yahweh has a cat’s face.
One is righteous;
One is not.
Yahweh is righteous;
Elohim is not.
Yahweh would command fire and wind
Elohim would command water and earth.]