In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet is a warrior goddess as well as goddess of medicine.
Sekhmet is also a solar deity, sometimes given the epithet 'the eye of Ra'. She is often associated … See more

The first known unambiguous reference to Sekhmet has been found in mortuary complex of Nyuserre Ini of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. She seems to have been a comparatively … See more

• Tefnut – Ancient Egyptian goddess
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• Germond, Philippe (1981). Sekhmet et la protection du monde (in French). Editions de Belles-Lettres.
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Sekhmet is the daughter of the sun god, Ra, and is among the more important of the goddesses in the Egyptian Pantheon. Sekhmet acted as the vengeful manifestation of Ra's power, the Eye of Ra. Sekhmet is said to breathe fire, and the hot winds of the … See more

During an annual festival held at the beginning of the year, a festival of intoxication, the Egyptians danced and played music to soothe the wildness of the goddess and drank … See more

In the 1960s it has been argued that the Hindu goddess Kālī, who is first attested in the 7th century CE, shares some characteristics with some ancient Near Eastern goddesses, such wearing a necklace of heads and a belt of severed hands like Anat, … See more