Sekhmet
Culture & Region
Ancient Egypt
Time Period
c. 2500 BCE onwards (Old Kingdom)
Domains
Warplaguehealingsolar wrathprotection
Symbols & Animals
Lionesssolar diskred linenuraeus
Sacred Sites & Cult Centers
- Memphis
- Karnak
- Letopolis
Key Myths & Stories
Eye of Ra unleashed on humanity; drunken appeasement; fierce protector
Related Deities
Fused with Hathor; ≈ Durga (Hindu)Anat (Canaanite)