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Sekhmet

deity earth Egyptian single tradition · 30

An Egyptian god with the head of a lion.

↻ synthesized from 30 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Ancient Egyptian religion.

Relationships

co occurs with
Nandi, Narasimha, Ox-Head, Penghou, Pratyangira, Set, Tikbalang, Tumburu, Varaha, Zhu Bajie, Shu, Heka, Nefertum, Anat, Horus, Nebethetepet, Hathor of the Four Faces, Ka Sgni, Khepri, Amun, Sopdu, Eye of Ra, Ka Sgni, Meretseger, Mehet-Weret, Satet, Mestjet, Weret-hekau, Sothis, Amun-Ra, Ra-Horakhty, Mnevis bull, Apophis, Raet, Amaterasu, Saulė, Päivätär, Beiwe, Bila, Wala, Bisal-Mariamma, Bomong, Pattini, Wurusemu, Tafukt, Shapash, Magec, Unelanuhi, Oüa Chill, Siqiniq, He'-koo-lās, Uwahci∙ł, Mujaji, Kokou, Magba, Varnae, Originators, demon spirits, K'Liluna, Ghekre, Hadari-Yao, Anuket, *Dyēus, Two Ladies, Geb, Atum, Re, Nehebkau, Serket, Nehmtaway, Tutu, Renenutet, Heqet, Nut, Nekhbet, Nephthys, Neith, Amunet, Satis, Anput, Hesat, Imentet, Wosret, Ma'at, Wadjet, Thoth, Tefnut, Mut, Shesmetet, Ra-Atum, Nun, Khonshu, Nefertem, Ptah, Ma'at, Amun Re, Sobek, Gherke, Bast, Bes, Montu, Amaunet, Amon Ra, Kokou the Ever-Burning, Minotaur, Anubis, Cynocephalus, Daksha, Ganesha, Hayagriva, Horse-Face, Keibu Keioiba, Isis, Khnum, kali, Apep, Apedemak, Śiva, Aten, Apollo, Astarte, Inti, Sūrya, Shamash, Sol, Helios, Osiris, Chaxiraxi, Exu, Orishas, Ngi, Bat, Taweret
sibling of
Tefnut, Maahes, Pakhet, Neith, Nekhbet, Hathor, Bast, K'Liluna, Bastet, Mut, Khonshu
syncretized with
Menhit, Bastet, Hathor, Wedjat
parent of
Maahes, Nefertum, Ihy, Nefertem
aspect of
Hathor, Eye of Ra, Ra
manifests as
Hathor, lioness, large cat, cow
allied with
Bast
consort of
Ptah
child of
Ra, Atum
manifested by
Eye of Ra, Hathor

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Mentioned by

and 18 more

Sources

wikipedia (30)
  1. List of hybrid creatures in folklore
  2. Bastet
  3. Menhit
  4. Wadjet
  5. Maahes
  6. Sekhmet
  7. Hathor
  8. Solar deity
  9. List of solar deities
  10. Eye of Ra
  11. Ra
  12. Solar chariot
  13. Bast (Marvel Comics)
  14. Leontopolis
  15. Wakanda
  16. Anuket
  17. Mut
  18. Shesmetet
  19. Two Ladies
  20. Ihy
  21. Nehebkau
  22. Sebeg
  23. Tutu (Egyptian god)
  24. Kom el-Hisn
  25. Sekhmet (Marvel Comics)
  26. Temple of Ptah (Karnak)
  27. Genealogy of Ankhefensekhmet
  28. High Priest of Ptah
  29. Khonshu (Marvel Comics)
  30. Statue of Sekhmet

Source passages

“Maahes, Pakhet, Sekhmet, and Tefnut – Each of these Egyptian gods has the head of a lion.”

#4716 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Nefer-ka, the wab-priest of Sekhmet, provides written evidence for this.”

#10874 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“She became identified with another lioness goddess, Sekhmet.”

#11172 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“When Wadjet is depicted as a lion, she is usually seated in the bronze statues that represent her. She is in a relaxed position with her mouth closed and her arms at her side, which is very different from her other depictions as a snake rearing at enemies. An explanation for her depiction as a lion-headed goddess may stem from the goddess Sekhmet through association as a powerful or dangerous goddess.”

#11515 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Sekhmet”

#11908 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001