English

Sekhmet with head of lioness and a solar disk and uraeus on her head

Alternative forms

• Sachmet, Sakmet, Sakhet, Sekmet, Sakhmet and Sekhet

Proper noun

Sekhmet

1. (Egyptian mythology) The goddess of death, war, violence, plague, and medicine; one of the "Eyes / Daughters of Ra", the consort of Ptah; depicted as having the head of a lioness.

Coordinate terms

• (Eyes / Daughters of Ra): Hathor, Bas/Bast/Bastet