Sekhmet - Ancient Egyptian Goddess and

Among the gods of ancient Egypt, the goddess Sekhmet may be one of the oldest legends.

'Sekhmet' comes from the Egyptian language and means 'power' or 'will'. In addition to being the war goddess, Sekhmet is also known for another title: the world's first vampire.

Goddess Sekhmet - (PHOTO: kemeticallyspeakingblog).

The phrase "vampire" first appeared in the 1700s, although the legend of vampire-like creatures appeared before this time. In fact, the legend of bloodlust of the goddess Sekhmet has been the inspiration for stories that the world is afraid of Carmaillas, Draculas and Nosferatus.

Sekhmet, inspiration for stories about Dracula - (PHOTO: nerdist)

God Sekhmet has a lion head , representing the dark power of the Sun, a symbol of war and vengeance. However, the main task of the god is to protect the solar disk. This is one of the quirky conflicts in the story of Sekhmet when she was named the first vampire .

Sekhmet is obsessed with red and always appears in red outfits. So Sekhmet is known as " The Red Lady" . In battles, she serves as a war god and helps protect the Pharaohs.

The Red Lady - (PHOTO: pinterest).

It is believed that goddess Sekhmet saved all humanity by drinking all the blood in the Nin River. Some historians say that every year Egyptians face the threat of the Nile overflowing and submerge the entire population. When the river overflows and causes flooding, the mud turns water into red. The ancient Egyptians really believed it was blood and that it was the goddess Sekhmet who drank all that blood to free them from danger. This bizarre phenomenon reappeared in 2016 when the Nile River turned blood once more.

Nile River turns blood color - (PHOTO: trivialdevotion).

However, the blood thirst of Sekhmet increasingly out of control. Sekhmet constantly caused war and became a brutal killing machine. This became a nightmare for the ancient Egyptians. Sekhmet slaughtered more than half of the population across the continent.

The god realized that there was no way to stop Sekhmet from the thirst for blood. He ordered people to stain 7,000 bottles of wine and put them on the ground. God Sekhmet believed that it was blood and drinking until he was drunk. At this time, god Ra can turn the goddess back into Hathor's love god (bearing the cow's form).

Hathor love god - (PHOTO: everythingselectric).