History | Ancient History on Instagram: "Sekhmet wasn’t a goddess you prayed to. She was a force you hoped never to meet. In the mythology of ancient Egypt, Sekhmet was not gentle. She was not merciful. She was wrath incarnate, the lioness-headed goddess of war, plague, chaos, and divine retribution. Born from the fire in Ra’s eye, she was unleashed when humanity disobeyed the gods. And when Sekhmet walked the Earth, blood followed. According to the legend, Ra grew tired of mankind’s arrogance a