Why did ancient Egypt worship cats? What does buster, the goddess of cats do?

Buster/Bastito, the goddess of cats, is the most enduring and influential animal goddess symbolized by cats, and is called the goddess of cats. Like Hator, Buster is the daughter of Barbara, who appeared as early as the second dynasty (2890-2686 BC). Buster was originally the local god of Per-Bast in the Nile Delta (meaning "House of Buster"), but later it developed into an influential god throughout Egypt. At first, buster was a part of the sun god pulling his body, that is, pulling his eyes. He is called the goddess of sunrise, the goddess of the East and the sacred Uthat, and he is also the patron saint of Pharaoh. His symbolic animal is usually a lion, sometimes a wild cat. As Barbara's eyes, buster is both a protector and an avenger. Buster's eyes are the flames of the sun, burning the bodies of those who failed in Hades' trials. She also crossed the sky with La Tong in a solar boat to protect Rashin. Apep is the main enemy of Rashin's nocturnal activity. It is said that in order to protect Rashin, at first priests burned candles and snakes and wrote her name in green ink to protect her, but it was of no use. Finally, Buster, who has the all-seeing eye, turns into a cat at night and kills Apep, thus protecting Paula and completing her day trip. As a fierce goddess, Bast is sometimes combined with Hator, Wadjet (the goddess of protection in lower Egypt) and Mutt (the mother goddess), and is called Mutt-Watt-Bast. Buster is also considered as the sister god of the goddess Sekhmet/Sekhmet. Sekhmet is the Sivir of Upper Egypt, symbolizing that although animals are sometimes cats, they are usually lions, representing fierceness. A gentle, a fierce, the combination of the two represents the average of natural forces.