This deity's cult was moved to Itjtawy when Amenemhat I moved the capital there. She was commonly known as the "lady of life" and was often said to be the mother of Maahes. One of her cult centers was in the city of Teramu, known to the Greeks as Leontopolis. In one story, a cow-goddess takes this goddess's form in an attempt to destroy civilization, but was pacified after drinking beer colored to look like blood. For 10 points, name this fierce Egyptian warrior goddess who was commonly depicted as a lion.
This deity's cult was moved to Itjtawy when Amenemhat I moved the capital there. She was commonly known as the "lady of life" and was often said to be the mother of Maahes. One of her cult centers was in the city of Teramu, known to the Greeks as Leontopolis. In one story, a cow-goddess takes this goddess's form in an attempt to destroy civilization, but was pacified after drinking beer colored to look like blood. For 10 points, name this fierce Egyptian warrior goddess who was commonly depicted as a lion.
This deity's cult was moved to Itjtawy when Amenemhat I moved the capital there.
{Sekhmet }[or {Sekhet} or {Sakhmet} or {Sachmis}]