Sekhmet

[ sek-met ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Egyptian Mythology.

a blood-thirsty goddess, sometimes identified with Hathor, who attempted to destroy humankind.

Origin of Sekhmet¹

Vocalization of Egyptian sh̬m powerful ( pschent ) + t feminine marker

In contradistinction to the fierce Sekhmet, she typified the mild fertilizing heat of the sun.

He was the third member of the triad of Memphis, which was made up of himself with Ptah and Sekhmet.

The destructive Sekhmet avatar of Hathor is represented as a fierce lion-headed goddess of war wading in blood.

Sekhmet is the same personage as Hathor in the original text.

The female counterpart of Ptah was Sekhmet, and they were the parents of Nefer-tem.

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