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Sekhmet
| Sekhmet | |||||
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| Name in hieroglyphs |
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| Major cult center | Memphis, Leontopolis | ||||
| Symbol | Sun disk, red linen, lioness | ||||
| Parents | Ra (Or Self Created In Memphis) | ||||
| Consort | Ptah | ||||
| Offspring | Nefertem, Maahes, Imhotep (later accounts) | ||||
In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet (/ˈsɛkˌmɛt/[1] or Sachmis /ˈsækmɪs/, from Ancient Egyptian: 𓌂𓐍𓏏𓁐, romanized: Saḫmat[2][3]; 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.
- ^ "Sekhmet". Dictionary.com. Random House. 2012.
- ^ Vycichl 1983, p. 203.
- ^ Loprieno 1995, pp. 59–63.
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