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Look up: SEKHMET

  1. Sekhmet
    the ancient Egyptian lioness goddess of war and destruction, Sekhmet was depicted as a woman in red with the head of a lioness with the solar disk and the uraeus on her head; the wife and sister of Ptah, Sekhmet was born out of the fire of Re`s eye.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  2. Sekhmet
    A lion headed goddess. As a sun goddess she represents the scorching, burning, destructive heat of the sun. She was a fierce goddess of war, the destroyer of the enemies of Ra and Osiris.
    Found on http://www.egyptartsite.com/glossary.htm

  3. Sekhmet
    Ancient Egyptian goddess of heat and fire; as the eye of the sun god Ra, she w ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. Sekhmet
    in Egyptian religion, a goddess of war and the destroyer of the enemies of the sun god Re. Sekhmet was associated both with disease and with healing ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/60

  5. Sekhmet
    In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet (Sakhmet) was consort of Ptah and daughter of Ra. She was lion headed and carried a fire spitting Cobra. Fire arrows darted from her eyes, she breathed flames and the parching desert winds radiated from her body.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  6. Sekhmet
    In Egyptian mythology, `Sekhmet` (also spelled `Sachmet`, `Sakmet`, `Sakhet`, `Sekmet`, `Sakhmet` and `Sekhet`; and given the Greek name, `Sachmis`), was originally the warrior goddess as well as goddess of healing for Upper Egypt. She is depicted as a lioness, the fiercest hunter known to the Egypt...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekhmet

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13 February 2012

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