Destruction of Mankind myth
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The Destruction of Mankind myth is an ancient Egyptian narrative in which the sun god sends the lioness goddess Sekhmet to punish rebellious humanity, nearly annihilating them before she is tricked into stopping.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Destruction of Mankind myth canonical | 1 |
| Myth of the Destruction of Mankind | 1 |
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Target entity: Destruction of Mankind myth Context triple: [Sekhmet, mythInvolvement, Destruction of Mankind myth]
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Myth of Pandora
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Destruction of the Seven Cities
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C.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
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Annihilation of the wicked
Annihilation of the wicked is the theological belief that the unsaved will ultimately be completely destroyed rather than suffer eternal conscious torment in hell.
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Berserker hypothesis
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Destruction of Mankind myth Target entity description: The Destruction of Mankind myth is an ancient Egyptian narrative in which the sun god sends the lioness goddess Sekhmet to punish rebellious humanity, nearly annihilating them before she is tricked into stopping.
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A.
Myth of Pandora
The Myth of Pandora is an ancient Greek story explaining the origin of human suffering and hope through the figure of Pandora, the first woman whose fateful act released hardships into the world.
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B.
Destruction of the Seven Cities
The Destruction of the Seven Cities was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century Mapuche uprisings in southern Chile that wiped out several Spanish colonial settlements and reshaped the region’s colonial frontier.
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C.
A World Destroyed
A World Destroyed is a historical study by Martin J. Sherwin examining the development and use of the atomic bomb and its profound political and moral consequences.
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D.
Annihilation of the wicked
Annihilation of the wicked is the theological belief that the unsaved will ultimately be completely destroyed rather than suffer eternal conscious torment in hell.
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E.
Berserker hypothesis
The Berserker hypothesis is a proposed solution to the Fermi paradox suggesting that self-replicating killer probes or hostile civilizations systematically destroy emerging intelligent life in the galaxy, explaining our apparent cosmic silence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian myth
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mythological text ⓘ religious narrative ⓘ |
| associatedGoddessAspect |
Hathor as pacified form of Sekhmet
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Sekhmet as destructive lioness ⓘ |
| associatedText | Book of the Heavenly Cow ⓘ |
| attestedOn |
tomb of Ramesses II
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tomb of Ramesses III ⓘ tomb of Ramesses VI ⓘ tomb of Seti I ⓘ |
| centralDeity |
Ra
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Sekhmet ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
explains Ra’s residence in the sky
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explains separation between gods and humans ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Hathor
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Ra ⓘ Re ⓘ Sekhmet ⓘ Thoth ⓘ |
| function |
cosmological explanation of the sky
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explanation of Ra’s separation from humanity ⓘ explanation of the origin of certain cult practices ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmogonic myth
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punitive flood-type myth ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Book of the Heavenly Cow
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Destruction of Mankind myth ⓘ
surface form:
Myth of the Destruction of Mankind
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| includesMotif |
divine council
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flood of blood ⓘ sacred beer dyed red ⓘ transformation of a goddess from wrathful to benevolent ⓘ |
| influenced | later interpretations of Sekhmet’s dual nature ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| mainAntagonistGroup | rebellious humanity ⓘ |
| narrativeEvent |
Ra sends Sekhmet to punish rebellious humans
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Ra withdraws from earth to the sky ⓘ Sekhmet becomes drunk and ceases the slaughter ⓘ Sekhmet slaughters humans and nearly destroys mankind ⓘ creation of the sky goddess Nut as a cow ⓘ gods trick Sekhmet with red-dyed beer ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| script | hieroglyphic ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic order
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divine punishment ⓘ limits of divine wrath ⓘ mercy of the gods ⓘ near annihilation of humanity ⓘ |
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