sekhmet

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Sekhmet (Egyptian) - Sachmis (Greek)Source

Sekhmet is the goddess of warfare, pestilence, and the desert. She is said to have the face of a lioness. She is the best hunter known to the Egyptians. The desert was created by her breath. Whenever the pharaohs would go into battle, Sekhmet was believed to protect them. Some names for her were “Avenger of Wrongs” and the “Scarlet lady.” It is believed that Sekhmet is also the daughter of the sun god Ra. Her siblings are Hathor, Bast, Serket, Shu, and Tefnut. Her symbols are the sun disk and red linen. Also she is associated with serpents. Serpents were the sign of healing.

A Warfare Story--

It is said that once Sekhmet had almost once destroyed humanity because she did not meet her blood-lust requirement from war. So then her father Ra had turned the whole Nile River as red as blood. (That is the myth reason why the Nile turns red every year. It is actually due to Inundation.) The red water was actually made of beer mixed with pomegranate juice to give it the red color. Then Sekhmet drank so much she became crazy drunk and became a more gentle god.