Above image of Sekhmet from The Center of Lighthttp://www.touregypt.net/godsofegypt/index.htm
I had no idea how many Egyptian gods there were, including Sekhmet, whom I'm a small fan of:
Sekhmet
Patron of: divine retribution, vengeance, and conquest.
Appearance: a woman with the head of a lioness.
Description: Sekhmet means "The Mighty One," and she was one of the most powerful of the gods and goddesses. She was the goddess who meted out divine punishment to the enemies of the gods and of the pharaoh. In this capacity she was called the "Eye of Ra." She also accompanied the pharaoh into battle, launching fiery arrows into battle ahead of him. Sekhmet could also send plagues and disease against her enemies, but was sometimes invoked to avoid plague and cure disease.
Sekhmet's capacity for destruction is well-documented. In one story, Ra sends her to punish those mortals who have forgotten him and she ends up nearly destroying the entire human race. Only the cleverness of Ra stops her rampage before it consumes every living thing.
Worship: Worshipped as part of a triad made up of herself, her husband Ptah and their eldest child Nefertem, her cult center was at Memphis.
With short blurbs on each god, this site is more of a jumping-off point rather than providing the entire mythical story of each diety. Some stories are provided, such as the Birth of Athena and more information is available on classic Greek literature:
http://www.greekmythology.com/
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