Made in Egypt
type: Sekhmet statue
style: Antique art
Brand: PR NEFRT
We present to you a distinctive statue of the goddess Sekhmet i
You can buy it to have a real Egyptian touch in your home, and you can give it as a wonderful gift to your loved ones and friends.
Sekhmet of the gods in ancient Egypt. Mostly it is represented as a lioness-headed lady sitting on the throne or standing. She is a member of the Memphis Triad (Ptah - Sekhmet - Nefertum). female goddess. Her titles: the great lady, beloved of Ptah, the eye of Ra, the lady of war, the lady of the two lands (Upper and Lower Egypt), the lady of the Libyan land, the mighty and many other titles. The lioness is the sacred animal of the goddess of Memphis Sekhmet, whose name means the strong.[1][2]
Sekhmet, which means strong, was always represented as a lady with a lioness's head or in the form of a lady with a lioness's head sitting on the throne, which is adorned with the sign of unifying the north and south of Egypt. She holds the key to life ankh in her hand, the sun disk and a cobra snake are above her head. The center of her worship was in Memphis, and she was considered the wife of Ptah and the mother of Nefertum, the god of the lotus, where they represented the Trinity of Memphis (Ptah Sekhmet and their son Nefertum).
Ra, the sun god in the ancient Egyptian belief, was angry at humans for mocking him. So he sent Sekhmet to take revenge on them, the vengeful image of Hathor, in order to kill these people. However, Sekhmet enjoyed this task so much that it killed people to the point that it wiped out almost all of humanity. Here, Ra deceived Sekhmet by giving her large quantities of red colored beer, which resembles the color of blood. She drank from it and became drunk and calmed down until she stopped killing.