bastet’s father was ra, the god of the sun and all creation. hathor (sekment), the cow-headed god of the sky and women, was also a daughter of ra. hathor had two sons named nefertem (meaning 'water lily' or 'the sun' or 'he who is beautiful'), the god of healing, and maahes, a solar lion-headed god of war. bastet did not have a mother because ra, as the creator deity, was called “the great he-she” and was considered to be able to be both male and female. bastet's husband was ptah, the god of craftsmen, rebirth and creation. when associated with isis, bastet was sometimes called the “soul of isis”.