1. By: Christian Farese-Khaouli
SEKHMET
By: Christian Farese-Khaouli

2. Goddess of War and Medicine
Sekhmet was the goddess of war and medicine. She was associated with the lion. Her responsibility is hunting and to get even with anyone who wronged Ra. Her father is Ra, the god of creation. She was Ptah’s, god of craftsmen and architects, wife. Her son is Nefertem, She wears the Sun disk on her head, and has the head of a lioness.

3. Her Story
In one myth, Sekhmet was supposedly sent on a rampage by Ra after he learned the mortals were plotting against him. Sekhmet nearly killed every human on the planet before Ra managed to calm her down. Because of this, a five day long festival held in her honor at the end of each year to calm her down. If it did not work, it was said that she would prevent the new year from coming.

4. Sekhmet’s Name
Sekhmet’s name in hieroglyphs is on the right side. The name Sekhmet is taken from the Egyptian word Sekhem, which means power or might.

5. Why Sekhmet Should Be In This Egyptian Wing
Sekhmet may have nearly wiped out all of humanity, but Ra sent her to do it, so technically it is Ra’s fault. Sekhmet has a wide range of Egyptian history in her, and had a very interesting life. The Egyptians also honor her for 5 days a year. Now wouldn’t that be interesting for people to read about in a museum? All there is to Set or Horus is that they fought. That means that Sekhmet had a much more interesting lifetime than some of the top gods. Did you know she can also heal you and can calm down into the cat goddess Bast? You could also place a virtual reality holographic screen where there can be high scores and a lot of cool artifacts in the wing! Now isn’t that fascinating?

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