Destruction of Mankind myth

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The Destruction of Mankind myth is an ancient Egyptian narrative in which the sun god sends the lioness goddess Sekhmet to punish rebellious humanity, nearly annihilating them before she is tricked into stopping.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian myth ⓘ
mythological text ⓘ
religious narrative ⓘ
associatedGoddessAspect Hathor as pacified form of Sekhmet ⓘ
Sekhmet as destructive lioness ⓘ
associatedText Book of the Heavenly Cow ⓘ
attestedOn tomb of Ramesses II ⓘ
tomb of Ramesses III ⓘ
tomb of Ramesses VI ⓘ
tomb of Seti I ⓘ
centralDeity Ra ⓘ
Sekhmet ⓘ
cosmologicalRole explains Ra’s residence in the sky ⓘ
explains separation between gods and humans ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
featuresDeity Hathor ⓘ
Ra ⓘ
Re ⓘ
Sekhmet ⓘ
Thoth ⓘ
function cosmological explanation of the sky ⓘ
explanation of Ra’s separation from humanity ⓘ
explanation of the origin of certain cult practices ⓘ
genre cosmogonic myth ⓘ
punitive flood-type myth ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Book of the Heavenly Cow ⓘ
Destruction of Mankind myth ⓘ
surface form: Myth of the Destruction of Mankind
includesMotif divine council ⓘ
flood of blood ⓘ
sacred beer dyed red ⓘ
transformation of a goddess from wrathful to benevolent ⓘ
influenced later interpretations of Sekhmet’s dual nature ⓘ
language Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
mainAntagonistGroup rebellious humanity ⓘ
narrativeEvent Ra sends Sekhmet to punish rebellious humans ⓘ
Ra withdraws from earth to the sky ⓘ
Sekhmet becomes drunk and ceases the slaughter ⓘ
Sekhmet slaughters humans and nearly destroys mankind ⓘ
creation of the sky goddess Nut as a cow ⓘ
gods trick Sekhmet with red-dyed beer ⓘ
period New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
script hieroglyphic ⓘ
theme cosmic order ⓘ
divine punishment ⓘ
limits of divine wrath ⓘ
mercy of the gods ⓘ
near annihilation of humanity ⓘ

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Sekhmet → mythInvolvement → Destruction of Mankind myth ⓘ
Destruction of Mankind myth → hasAlternativeName → Destruction of Mankind myth ⓘ
this entity surface form: Myth of the Destruction of Mankind