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Myths about Sekhmet

Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Sekhmet across cultures, characters, and sacred places.

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Ra Growing Old and Humans Rebelling Against His Rule

🏺 Egyptian MythologyHeliopolis (Cairo), EgyptRa • Atum • Sekhmet

As the sun god Ra grew physically frail with age, his human subjects plotted a rebellion against his divine authority in the deserts. Ra responded by unleashing the terrifying lioness Sekhmet to punish them, but he eventually used a clever ruse involving red-dyed beer to save humanity from total extinction.