Every time I go to a museum, I need to get a picture with Sekhmet πππ ππ!
Sekhmet πππ ππ was one of my Nonnoβs absolute favorite Egyptian goddesses πΉππͺ. Whenever I see Sekhmet, πππ ππ she makes me think of my Nonno. He probably really liked her due to her strength and power!
In Egypt ππ ππ, most of the feline π ππ ±π deities were female! This was most likely intentional – much like a lioness π³πΉπΏππ can be gentle and nurturing with her cubs, she can also be extremely fierce and aggressive when she needs to protect π ππ‘π them. This duality is quintessential to not only Sekhmetβs πππ ππ role in the Egyptian pantheon, but to the other feline π ππ ±π goddesses πΉππͺ as well!
Sekhmet πππ ππ is always seen with a sun-disk on her head, which shows that she is the daughter of Ra π³πΊπ. She was known as the goddess πΉπ of destruction/war, and her name means βshe who is powerful.β She could also represent the destructive aspects of the sun π³πΊ. There were many religious rituals designed to appease her. Sekhmet πππ ππ was feared for being a very powerful and very destructive goddess πΉπ.
This particular statue πππππΎ of Sekhmet πππ ππ was made during the rule of Amenhotep III π³π§π during the 18th Dynasty.