One deity associated with these animals has a name reflecting her patronage of ointment jars and is regarded as a gentler aspect to the fierce Sekhmet.
In The Voyage of Maelduin, one of these animals inhabits a magical palace and can randomly shape shift into an arrow to kill people. In Egyptian legend, the deity Mut roamed the desert as one of these animals while in exile. One of these animals was the son of a pig that occupied the isle of Anglesey and ate 180 men every meal until it was slain by Sir Kay. One deity associated with these animals has a name reflecting her patronage of ointment jars and is regarded as a gentler aspect to the fierce Sekhmet. The chariot of Freya was pulled by these animals, which often represented the head of a goddess that produced Maahes with her consort Atum-Ra at her cult center of Bubastis. For 10 points, the Egyptian god Bastet had the head of what feline animal?
In The Voyage of Maelduin, one of these animals inhabits a magical palace and can randomly shape shift into an arrow to kill people.
domestic cats [or pussy; or kittens; or kitty-cat; prompt on "felids" or "felines" until mention]