Sekhmet is one of many Titans confirmed to exist in Godzilla: King of the Monsters but never shown onscreen. As is the case with the movie’s other missing Titans, Sekhmet’s true identity is a mystery that can only be explored by looking at what the creature’s name represents in its native country’s mythology.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters greatly expands on the number of Titans that populate the Earth. The movie quickly establishes that Godzilla, Rodan, King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Kong aren’t alone in the MonsterVerse. An impressively large numbers of monsters share the Earth with them, and are spread out across all seven continents. Prior to Ghidorah’s call, Amhuluk lived in Russia, Bunyip was in Australia, and Typhon was in Cambodia. Only four of these original MonsterVerse Titans –Scylla, Behemoth, Methuselah, and a third M.U.T.O - are revealed in the movie, with the rest hidden from the action. They too were awakened by Ghidorah, but their emergences from their respective Monarch outposts wasn’t shown.

However, their names haven’t been kept secret. A monitor in the movie listed their names and revealed their locations. One in particular, Sekhmet (Titanus Sekhmet) was being monitored at Monarch Outpost 65 in Cairo, Egypt. In Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet is a highly revered goddess depicted as a humanoid with the head of a lioness. Sekhmet was viewed by the people of Egypt as a warrior, a goddess of healing, and a guardian deity. She was even believed to have created the deserts of Egypt with her hot breath, which came from being the daughter of the sun god, Ra.

There’s a quite a bit to infer from what it said about Sekhmet in mythology. One or perhaps several of her qualities could be what caused Monarch to ascribe this name to the Titan who lived in Cairo. Sekhmet could join Mothra as one of the only known female Titans in the MonsterVerse. Also, if the MonsterVerse’s Sekhmet possesses fiery breath, this could explain the creature’s name.

Her status as a goddess of healing and a guardian deity suggests that she may be one of the MosterVerse’s benevolent Titans, which could put her in sharp contrast to Abaddon and Typhon, whose mythological connections are indicative of destructive behaviors.

It’s worth noting that Sekhmet’s mythological counterpart shares two traits that belong to a Toho kaiju. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla’s King Caesar was based off the Shisa (a Chinese guardian lion), and he too was worshipped as a protector. Since King Caesar is a Toho property, the two can’t be the same creature, but a connection of some kind could be established later. Either way, the possibility of a lion-like Titan in the MonsterVerse is an interesting idea, and certainly a monster that would be fun to see in a future film, such as Godzilla vs. Kong.

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