Sekhmet - Sekhmet (English spelling)

Japanese: セクメト - せくめと(英語表記)Sekhmet
Sekhmet - Sekhmet (English spelling)

A goddess worshipped in the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. She was the wife of the male god Ptah (god of the arts) and was considered one of the three gods of Memphis along with her son Nefertem. Sekhmet was depicted as a female lion and was said to represent plague, the strong rays of the sun, drought, etc., and was feared as a god who would help destroy humanity. She is sometimes called Sekhet.

[Yajima Fumio]

[References] | Nefertem | Ptah
Sekhmet
Third Intermediate Period to Late Dynasty (c. 1069 BC to 664 BC) Faience Height: 5.5 cm Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago

Sekhmet


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

古代エジプトの古都メンフィスで崇拝された女神。男神プタハ(技芸の神)の妻であり、子のネフェルテムとともにメンフィス三神とみなされた。セクメトは牝(めす)ライオンの姿で表現され、疫病あるいは太陽の強い光線、干魃(かんばつ)などを表すものとされ、人間の滅亡に手を貸すものとして恐れられた。ときにはセケトSekhetともよばれる。

[矢島文夫]

[参照項目] | ネフェルテム | プタハ
セクメト
第三中間期~末期王朝時代(紀元前1069~前664年ころ) ファイアンス 高さ5.5cmシカゴ美術研究所所蔵">

セクメト


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