Sekhmet

Sekhmet with head of lioness and a solar disk and uraeus on her head

Meaning

Proper Noun

(Egyptian mythology) The goddess of death, war, violence, plague, and medicine; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah; depicted as having the head of a lioness.

Origin

From Egyptian sḫmt, in turn from sḫm (compare sḫm jb).

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