Sekhmet
MythologyEgyptian
RoleGoddess of war and plague
About Sekhmet
Lioness goddess unleashed by Ra to punish a rebellious humanity. Her fury could not be stopped until Ra flooded the land with beer dyed red to look like blood, and she drank herself calm. Her priesthood practiced medicine, joining cure and calamity. Her name means the powerful one.
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