This was because Sekhmet was a solar goddess, as daughter of Ra the sun god.
Physical appearance. Sekhmet had the head of a lioness and the body of a woman. She was usually depicted with a sun disc on top of her head.
Sekhmet had two symbols: red linen (she is often shown wearing a red dress because she almost killed off the humans in the myth), and the sun disk. She is seen as the daughter of Re (or Ra) the sun god. However, above her head is a sun disk with an Uranus (snake on the pharaoh's head dress) on it. She carries the Ankh, the symbol of immortality. Egyptian pharaohs and gods (and goddesses) are seen holding this in art. In the other hand she is holding the Was, the symbol of power and dominance. The top of it is a line going side ways, while the end is 'forked'. Hope this helped anyone who (or whom) may be wondering what Sekhmet's symbol is. ;)
Two Egyptian goddesses have been chosen as goddesses of fire. In the Egyptian pantheon, Tefnut was the goddess of humidity/moisture and, oddly enough, also the goddess of fire. Sekhmet, the goddess of sun, was also worshipped as a goddess of fire. Tefnut and Sekhmet are both usually represented as women-lionesses (body of a woman, head of a lionesse).
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.
she wore a red dress witha throne on her head
Physical appearance. Sekhmet had the head of a lioness and the body of a woman. She was usually depicted with a sun disc on top of her head.
Sekhmet is a goddess in ancient Egyptian mythology, and her parents are typically considered to be the god Ra and the goddess Hathor. Ra is the sun god and Hathor is associated with love, beauty, and motherhood. Sekhmet is known as a fierce warrior goddess with a lioness head.
Sekhmet had two symbols: red linen (she is often shown wearing a red dress because she almost killed off the humans in the myth), and the sun disk. She is seen as the daughter of Re (or Ra) the sun god. However, above her head is a sun disk with an Uranus (snake on the pharaoh's head dress) on it. She carries the Ankh, the symbol of immortality. Egyptian pharaohs and gods (and goddesses) are seen holding this in art. In the other hand she is holding the Was, the symbol of power and dominance. The top of it is a line going side ways, while the end is 'forked'. Hope this helped anyone who (or whom) may be wondering what Sekhmet's symbol is. ;)
Sekhmet's father was Ra the ancinet Egyptian god of the sun and 'creative power'.
Sun hat, skully cap.
Sekhmet's father was Ra the ancinet Egyptian god of the sun and 'creative power'.
Two Egyptian goddesses have been chosen as goddesses of fire. In the Egyptian pantheon, Tefnut was the goddess of humidity/moisture and, oddly enough, also the goddess of fire. Sekhmet, the goddess of sun, was also worshipped as a goddess of fire. Tefnut and Sekhmet are both usually represented as women-lionesses (body of a woman, head of a lionesse).
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.
Sun; Ra ;head of falcon and sun diskMusic ;Hathor ;horns of cow and sun diskDestruction ;Sekhmet ;head of lionSky ;Nut ;blue with golden starsEarth ;Geb ;colour of plants and Nile mudDead ;Osiris ;dressed in white with crook and flailDesert; Seth ;animal head with long curved snoutPharoah; Horus ;head of hawk and crown of EgyptMagic; Isis ;throne on head or holding babyWisdom; Thoth ;head of ibisEmbalming; Anubis ;head of jackalJustice; Ma'at ;feather in her hairCreation; Amun ;crowned with feathersCats; Bastet ;head of cat
he wore robes made of silk and a sun disk on his head
Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc was created on 2002-10-16.
He liked it because it gave him a sense that his head was the sun and the golf swing orbits around the spine/head.