Bastet and Isis, Bastet was associated with the Eye of Ra. She has been depicted as fighting the evil snake named Apep, an enemy of Ra. In addition to her solar connections, she was sometimes called "eye of the moon". Bastet was also a goddess of pregnancy and childbirth, possibly because of the fertility of the domestic cat. Images of Bastet were often created from alabaster. The goddess was sometimes depicted holding a ceremonial sistrum in one hand and an aegis in the other—the aegis usually resembling a collar or gorget embellished with a lioness head. Her name became associated with
The Dagger of Amon Ra the fertile minds at Sierra". In April 1994 the magazine said that "Amon Ra" had a "much more believable 1920s setting" than its predecessor, and "calls on the player's attention to detail and deductive reasoning skills". The game received 4 out of 5 stars in "Dragon". Cynthia E. Field of "PC Games" called "Amon Ra" "a captivating whodunit" and praised the game's "near-perfect blending of sound effects, music, and graphics". In April 1994 "Computer Gaming World" said that the CD version's "Hand-painted art, emotive stereo soundtrack, deep puzzles, and a convoluted storyline all combine to make this multimedia game a