The red beer
Ra sent Sekhmet to punish humanity, but her bloodlust grew beyond control. The gods dyed thousands of jars of beer red with ochre and flooded the fields. She drank it as blood, fell asleep drunk, and woke calmed.
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Lioness goddess of plague, healing and holy rage. She burns out what is rotting, then heals the wound.
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Associations
HealingRagePlagueJusticeProtection
Symbols
LionessSolar discArrows
Correspondences
Red carnelianFrankincenseCinnamonSun
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Red beerPomegranateFierce honesty
Family in mythology
- Father: Ra
- Sister: Bast (Bastet)
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