Sekhmet

The Curse of the Cat Queen

The story takes place in Egypt, near the city of Memphis. The time is the Old Kingdom, 2634 BC, Dynasty III. The ruling king is King Sekhemkhet. Before King Sekhemkhet, Queen Sekhmet, a goddess, was the ruler. The new king and his followers killed her. When she died, a curse was put on the Egyptian people and the pyramid she was buried in. The curse confined Sekhmet to the tomb forever. She passed part of her spirit and magic on to an Egyptian cat that guarded her tomb. Sekhmet changed life for everyone with her strong presence and a love of cats. History wrote itself with Sekhmet as the Cat Queen.