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The legend recounts that at the origin of time, men conspired against their Creator Ra. After considering the matter, Ra decided to send his Eye in the form of a lioness, Sekhmet to chastise the insurgents. Then Sekhmet walked among men and destroyed them and drank their blood. Night after night Sekhmet waded in blood, slaughtering humans, tearing and rending their bodies, and drinking their blood. The other Gods decided that the slaughter was enough and should stop but they could find no way to stop Sekhmet who was drunk on human blood. Sekhmet would have devoured all humanity had not Ra, stricken with regret, then had the ground covered with red-dyed beer in place of blood, so that Sekhmet, deceived by the color, drank up the liquid, became drunk and fell asleep, thus sparing mankind. The Egyptians fearing a repeated performance by Sekhmet, developed an elaborate ritual in hopes she could be appeased, priests were required to perform this ritual each morning and each afternoon of every single day of every single year.

Description
The legend recounts that at the origin of time, men conspired against their Creator Ra. After considering the matter, Ra decided to send his Eye in the form of a lioness, Sekhmet to chastise the insurgents. Then Sekhmet walked among men and destroyed them and drank their blood. Night after night Sekhmet waded in blood, slaughtering humans, tearing and rending their bodies, and drinking their blood. The other Gods decided that the slaughter was enough and should stop but they could find no way to stop Sekhmet who was drunk on human blood. Sekhmet would have devoured all humanity had not Ra, stricken with regret, then had the ground covered with red-dyed beer in place of blood, so that Sekhmet, deceived by the color, drank up the liquid, became drunk and fell asleep, thus sparing mankind. The Egyptians fearing a repeated performance by Sekhmet, developed an elaborate ritual in hopes she could be appeased, priests were required to perform this ritual each morning and each afternoon of every single day of every single year.