Sekhmet was he consort of Ptah, she is the giver of devine retribution,
vengeance, and conquest.
She meted out devine punishment to the enemies of Ra and the Pharaoh
and was called an"Eye of Ra." Her personification is a lion-headed woman. Sekhmet
is the polar opposite of Hathor as explained in the
legend of Sekhmet and Hathor.
Sekhmet was worshiped at Memphis, the city of Ptah, but also at
Leontopolis, where all the lion-headed and cat-headed gods associated with Ra
were worshipped.