Sekhmet

Sekhmet
Sekhmet with head of lioness and a sun disk and uraeus on her head
Name in hieroglyphs
Major cult centerMemphis, Leontopolis
SymbolSun disk, red linen, lioness
ParentsRa (or self-created in Memphis)
ConsortPtah
OffspringNefertem, Maahes, Imhotep (later accounts)

In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet (/ˈsɛkˌmɛt/ or Sachmis /ˈsækmɪs/, from Ancient Egyptian: 𓌂𓐍𓏏𓁐, romanized: Saḫmat; Coptic: Ⲥⲁⲭⲙⲓ, romanized: Sakhmi) is a warrior goddess as well as goddess of medicine.

Sekhmet is also a solar deity, sometimes given the epithet "the eye of Ra". She is often associated with the goddesses Hathor and Bastet.

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