Sekhmet was the goddess of war. The lion was the fiercest creature in all of Egypt, so, the Egyptians thought the goddess of war would have a lion head. She appears also in the form of a lioness, with a sun disc glowing above her head. In her human(ish) form, she would defend the Pharaoh and his army by destroying his enemies with her fiery arrows.
Sekhmet was was originally the warrior goddess as well as goddess of healing for Upper Egypt. She is depicted as a lioness, the fiercest hunter known to the Egyptians. It was said that her breath formed the desert. She was seen as the protector of the pharaohs and led them in warfare.
Sekhmet means "The Mighty One," and she was one of the most powerful of the gods and goddesses. She was the goddess who meted out divine punishment to the enemies of the gods and of the pharaoh. In this capacity she was called the "Eye of Ra." She also accompanied the pharaoh into battle, launching fiery arrows into battle ahead of him. Sekhmet could also send plagues and disease against her enemies, but was sometimes invoked to avoid plague and cure disease.
In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet (also spelled Sachmet, Sakhet, Sekmet, Sakhmet and Sekhet; and given the Greek name, Sacmis), was originally the warrior goddess of Upper Egypt. She is depicted as a lioness, the fiercest hunter known to the Egyptians. It was said that her breath created the desert.
She was the goddess of wisdom and of writing.
Sekhmet was worshiped like whenever lions came into attack she would hunt them down.
Sekhmet was the Eye of Ra, a goddess of divine retribution, vengeance, and conquest.
sekhmet is a woman...
No; Hathor became Sekhmet; but Sekhmet herself is identified with Bastet.
Sekhmet did not have a Roman name, she was a Egyptian goddess.
so that they can use it in the afterlife. :)
Animals were important to ancient Egyptians, so they mummified them
The Egyptians thought that lions were the mightiest animals and showed them being defeated by pharaohs to show the power if the pharaoh. Lions were seen to be the enemy so when Sekhmet was put to battle, she had a lion by her side and would show how ferocious she was.
Sekhmet was the lion headed ancient Egpytian goddess of Upper Egypt, divine retribution, vengeance, and conquest.
Ra, Anubis, Horus, Osiris (gods) and Isis, Ma'at and Sekhmet (goddess)
Gods were important to Ancient Egyptians for the same reason God is important to people today
You tell me ;)
Sekhmet more often wore a solar disk and uraeus on her head; which was more important in some ways than a "crown".
Sekhmet is protrayed so to underline her aspects as a protector and warrior goddess.
sekhmet is a woman...
Thank king tut which made everyone interested in Egyptians! :D
so that they could make pyramids
Afterlife is a part of the Egyptians religion. If you live a good life, then you are destined to go to a better place according to the Egyptians. However, if you live a evil life, then a evil god named Sekhmet will eat you and you will be destined to perish.
No; Hathor became Sekhmet; but Sekhmet herself is identified with Bastet.