In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet was the goddess of war and plagues. With a lioness head, she symbolized ferocity and protection, much like Goddess Durga. Isis – The Goddess of Compassion and Magic ...

Ancient Egyptian Statues of Lion Goddess Sekhmet Discovered in 3,500-Year-Old Burial Temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III Published Dec 04, 2017 at 11:21 AM EST Updated Dec 04, 2017 at 2:15 PM EST ...

A trove of black granite statues depicting the lioness goddess Sekhmet have been discovered at an ancient site in Egypt. Researchers with the Egyptian-European Archaeological Mission unearthed the ...

Egyptian archaeologists excavating the Mortuary Temple of King Amenhotep III in Luxor have unearthed a number of statues of the goddess Sekhmet, daughter of the ancient Egyptian sun god Re ...

Eight statues of Sekhmet, an Egyptian warrior goddess with a lion's head, were discovered in the Temple of Amenhotep III near the city of Luxor, about 313 miles (504 kilometers) from Cairo.

Sekhmet was a favorite of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, who commissioned hundreds of stone statues of the goddess—as many as 730—for his massive mortuary temple, built in the 14th century B.C. at ...