Lion God

Real Name
Sekhmet

Aliases
Lion lord, Mr. Umbala "Liege to the king of Beasts", "Lord of the Veldt," Avengers of Wrongs, Scarlet Lady, Eye of Ra, She who is powerful; possibly Hathor

Identity
The general populace of Earth is unaware of Sekmet's existence

Occupation
Egyptian warrior deity

Citizenship
Celestial Heliopolis

Place of Birth
Philae, Upper Egypt

Known Relatives
Neith (Gaea, grandmother), Nun (Demiurge, grandfather), Ammon Ra (Atum, father), Thoth (uncle), Shu (brother), Bast (Panther God, brother), Tefnut (sister), Khonshu (Chons, half-brother), Mahes (Apedemak, nephew) Geb (nephew), Nut (niece), Osiris, Seth (grandnephews), others

Group Affiliation
Ennead (Gods of Egypt)

Education
Unrevealed

Height
7'3" (variable)

Weight
382 lbs. (variable)

Eyes
Unrevealed

Hair
Unrevealed

Powers
Sekhmet possessed enormous power, however in his Lion God incarnation his powers appeared to be substantially limited. This was a spirit form requiring a host, teleportation, size-changing, superhuman strength, speed, stamina and durability, density-altering and impervious to pain. He always appeared when summoned but required a human sacrifice.

Weapons
His totem-stick and hunting spear could summon lions and fire force blast.

First Appearance
Avengers #112 (1973)

Significant Issues
See Handbook Bibliography

Sekhmet and Bast were feline Egyptian war gods respectively ruling Upper and Lower Egypt. The siblings contained both male and female forms and inherited the fiery power from their father Ra, but Bast's power was life-giving while Sekhmet's power was destructive. Sekhmet once released such fury against mortal foes that Ra feared he would destroy the human race. When the Pharaohs rose to power, Bast fled, allowing Sekhmet to absorb lower Egypt. Moving his sect to Memphis, Sekhmet protected the Pharaohs in battle. With the Pharaohs' time fading, Bast became patron to the powerful Wakandan nation as the Panther God while Sekhmet, as the Lion God, had only a fringe cult. Jealous, Sekhmet absorbed Mr. Umbala, traveled to New York and abducted Wakandan monarch T'Challa, hoping to learn the Panther God's secrets. When T'Challa resisted, Sekhmet attacked the Avengers with his totem-stick. Thor truck the stick with lightning, forcing Sekhmet's flight to another dimension. T'Challa eventually placed the totem-stick in his trophy room. Later, sensing Sekhmet's presence, Avengers associates Mantis and the Swordsman (Jacques DuQuesne) summoned him, feigned an alliance and hypnotized Sekhmet while off-guard. Iron Man trapped him in an Adamantium cylinder which Thor sent to another dimension.

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