Which goddess was the lion-headed war deity?

Sekhmet was the lion-headed war deity of ancient Egypt.

Sekhmet was a warrior goddess commonly shown with the body of a woman and the head of a lioness, often crowned by a solar disk and uraeus. She embodied the destructive and protective power of the sun and was closely linked with Ra as the “Eye of Ra.”

In the myth of the destruction of humanity, Ra sent Sekhmet to punish people who rebelled against him. Her bloodlust became so intense that the gods feared she would destroy all humanity. They stopped her by flooding the land with beer dyed red to resemble blood. After drinking it, Sekhmet became intoxicated and ceased her rampage.

Sekhmet was not only a goddess of war and destruction. She was also connected with medicine, healing, and protection from disease. Egyptians held festivals involving music, dancing, and ritual drinking to calm her dangerous power. She is often confused with Bastet or Hathor because Egyptian goddesses could share feline, solar, and maternal attributes.