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| Title | Lady of the Palace of the Beginning of Time goddess of War The Eye of Ra. |
| Cult Center | Memphis |
| Gender | Female |
| Father | Ra The King of gods |
| Consort | Ptah |
| Sons and Daughters | Nefertum |
| Patron - Dominion | Destroyer of rebellion - menstruation - Medicine |
| Dedicated temples | more than 700 statues of the goddess in all Egypt - daily rituals |
| Appearance | woman with the head of a lioness surmounted by the solar disk and the uraeus |
Sekhmet is the triad goddess goddess of Memphis with Ptah, and Nefertum.
Sekhmet personifies the aggressive aspects of the female forms in contrast with Hathor
Protector the Pharaoh in battle, stalking the land, and destroying his enemies with arrows of fire,
In spite of the fact that She is destructive, she was also the healer. In Ancient Egyptian Medicine, all healers and doctors were under Sekhmet's jurisdiction.
The legend recounts that at the origin of time, men conspired against their Creator Ra. After considering the matter, Ra decided to
send his Eye in the form of a lioness, Sekhmet to chastise the insurgents. Sekhmet
wrought havoc and would have devoured all humanity had not Ra, stricken with regret, then had
the ground covered with red-dyed beer in place of blood, so that Sekhmet, deceived by the
color, drank up the liquid, became drunk and fell asleep, thus sparing mankind.
The Egyptians fearing a repeated performance by Sekhmet, developed an elaborate ritual in hopes she could be appeased,
priests were required to perform this ritual each morning and each afternoon of every single day of every single year.
Sekhmet body was draped in red, Sekhmet faces West, her sister Bastet in green faces east
During the New Kingdom, the Theban Triad was made up of Amun, Mut, and
Khonsu, Sekhmet's attributes were absorbed into that of Mut (Amun's wife).
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