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Ramses and the Goddess Sekhmet: Plague and Protection
In this episode of Ramses the Great: Egypt's Most Powerful Pharaoh, Lucas and Luna explore Ramses II's relationship with the fierce lion-headed goddess Sekhmet. Known as the Lady of Plague and the Lady of Life, Sekhmet was both a destroyer and healer. Lucas explains how Ramses commissioned hundreds of statues of Sekhmet to appease her and protect Egypt from epidemics. They delve into the annual Festival of Drunkenness, where Egyptians drank red beer to mimic blood and calm Sekhmet's wrath, and discuss the goddess's role in royal ideology, particularly at the Ramesseum and…
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