Sekhmet - The Goddess of War

by Günther Eichhorn

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Originally the War Goddess of Upper Egypt. She was the wife of Ra, and the mother of Nefertem. She was represented as a woman with a lion's head. She was great in Magic. She was seen as a vicious Goddess, the Avenger of Wrongs, but also a protector.

gorgeous statue sekhmet Gorgeous statue of Sekhmet in a small temple, dedicated to Sekhmet, in the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor. (351k) close-up deeply carved Close-up of a deeply carved relief of Sekhmet in the Luxor Temple. (812k) close-up deeply carved Close-up of a deeply carved relief of Sekhmet in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (602k) relief sekhmet left Relief of Sekhmet (left) and Isis (right) in the Temple of Kom Ombo. (602k)


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