Sekhmet is protrayed so to underline her aspects as a protector and warrior goddess.
In ancient Egpytian depiction as a woman with a lion head, and a solar disk and uraeus upon her brow.
the sphinx. or, if you're confused, Sekhmet, was a goddess, with the body of a woman and the head of a lion. She was the goddess of war.
Sekhmet was the lion headed ancient Egpytian goddess of Upper Egypt, divine retribution, vengeance, and conquest.
Sekhmet was a ancinet Egyptian lion headed goddess of war and protector of the pharaoh. There were no people named for her.
the pyramids of Egypt are guarded by a sphynx. the sphinx is believed to be half woman half lion.
Because of the lion attacks she would kill the lions
Sekhmet the goddess of divine retribution, vengeance, and conquest.
Hathor, Ra's daughter (Actually it was Sekhmet, the lion goddess, Hathor was Sekhmet's docile cow form,who has a long story to her....)
Sekhmet was the lion headed ancient Egyptian goddess who protected Ra/the pharaoh and meted out divine punishment to the enemies of the gods and of the pharaoh.
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.
Bes was a ancient Egpytian dwarf god of the home, childbirth, infants, humor, song and dance. Sekhmet was the lion headed ancient Egpytian goddess of divine retribution, vengeance, and conquest.
a manticore is half man-half lion The Sphinx.