Destruction of Mankind myth

E152240

ancient Egyptian myth mythological text religious narrative

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Destruction of Mankind myth canonical	1
Myth of the Destruction of Mankind	1

Statements (47)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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