Sekhmet -3 3/4" H - gold plated Pewter
'The Powerful One'
Appearance:
Woman with the head of a lioness
Sekhmet - was the goddess of war.
In spite of the fact that She is destructive, she was also the healer. In Ancient Egyptian Medicine, all healers and doctors were under Sekhmet's jurisdiction.
The legend recounts that at the origin of time, men conspired against their Creator Ra. After considering the matter, Ra decided to send his Eye in the form of a lioness, Sekhmet to chastise the insurgents. Sekhmet wrought havoc and would have devoured all humanity had not Ra, stricken with regret, then had the ground covered with red-dyed beer in place of blood, so that Sekhmet, deceived by the color, drank up the liquid, became drunk and fell asleep, thus sparing mankind.
