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.

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. Three ...

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 ...

The Egyptians may have imagined these winds as arrows sent by Sekhmet’s demon archers that were dangerous to breathe in. Calendars of Lucky and Unlucky Days, New Kingdom (ca. 1550–1070 B.C.

Cairo, Feb 22 (EFE). — A group of German archaeologists found two statues of Sekhmet, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of war and destruction, during work at a dig in the ruined city of Luxor, in ...

Tomb art suggests Egyptian sky goddess wore the Milky Way galaxy. Nut may have been influenced the cosmos. By Andrew Paul. Published May 1, 2025 11:26 AM EDT.

The pantheon of Egyptian gods is filled with mighty human-animal hybrid deities such as Horus, the falcon-headed god of kingship; Anubis, the jackal-headed god of mummification; and the warrior ...