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6/9/2023, 2:32 PM Mike C sekhmet added (from user-submitted name 202283)
12/20/2014, 1:17 PM anonymous

Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈsɛk.mɛt/(English)

Meaning & History

From Egyptian sḫmt, derived from sḫm meaning "powerful" and a feminine t suffix. Sekhmet was an Egyptian warrior goddess, also associated with healing, violence and plague. She was commonly depicted with the head of a lioness, and was sometimes conflated with the cat-headed goddess Bastet.