I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 293 Sun Goddess Sekhmet
Nafir's army stayed in Memphis for three days and found enough food to support the army for ten days.

Fourth day.

Nafer left a general and [-] soldiers to manage the city of Memphis, and then continued south with an army of [-].

At night, Nafeel's army came to the city of Itawi.

Because of what happened in Memphis, the governor and priests and nobles of Itawi City were very wary of Nafer, and the walls of Itawi City were full of guards.

Nafir sent an envoy into Itawi City, using the name of Amon to guarantee that he would not harm the governor and priests and nobles of Itawi City, let alone drive the goddess Sehmet from her seat. The governor and priests and nobles immediately came out to greet Nafier.

After all, Nafer, as Amon's daughter of God, has already made a guarantee in the name of Amon. If the governor and priests and nobles still guard against Nafer, Nafer will really have a legitimate reason to deal with them.

Itawi City was the capital of Egypt's No.12 and No.13 dynasties.

About 100 years ago, the last pharaoh of the No.13 dynasty was unable to fight against the Hyksos, so he could only abandon the city of Itawi and go south, making Thebes the new capital.

From the perspective of history, the last pharaoh of the No.13 dynasty is likely to be the ancestor of Nafir.

The successive pharaohs of the Nafer family were obsessed with expelling the Hyksos, precisely to wash away the humiliation brought to their ancestors by the Hyksos.

The capital of the No.100 dynasty 13 years ago was originally ruled by Nafier's family.

The royal palace of Itawi City.

Nafer led everyone to the hall where the throne was located, and sat on the throne like a queen, looking down at the governor and priests and nobles in Itawi City.

"I know you will be uneasy, but I can assure you that the reason I wiped out the priests and nobles in Memphis and kicked Ptah from the throne was because the priests and nobles who served Ptah fabricated myths to blaspheme the god Amon. Delegate the great god Amun to the son of Ptah. The city of Itawi is the city my ancestors ruled 100 years ago, and the patron saint of Itawi city, Sekhmet, was also the guardian of our pharaoh family 100 years ago God. My respect for Goddess Sekhmet is second only to God Amon, so I will not allow anyone to offend Goddess Sekhmet."

Hearing Nafeel's words, the priests and nobles in Itawi City were all relieved.

They are now fully convinced that Nafir's removal of Ptah from the throne was a special case.

Immediately afterwards, a bolder idea emerged in the hearts of these priests and nobles.

Since 100 years ago, the city of Itawi was the capital of the pharaoh's family, and the goddess Sekhmet was the patron saint of the pharaoh's family and the queen of the gods.

Now, 100 years later, the city of Itawi may once again become the capital, and the goddess Sekhmet can once again become the patron saint of the pharaoh's family, the protector of the country, and the supreme queen of the gods.

Thinking that Yitawei City will once again become the capital, and Goddess Sekhmet will once again become the God of Protecting the Country, and they, the priests and nobles, will also get more benefits, said a priest and nobles impatiently.

"The great Lord Nafer—the great Pharaoh Nafer! We, Itawi City, are willing to fully support you in defeating Ahmose. Would you consider making Itawi City the capital again?"

Other priests and nobles also said one after another.

"Now the priests and nobles in Thebes have become Ahmose's supporters, and Thebes is no longer worthy of being a capital city."

"Itawi City was the capital city ruled by your ancestors 100 years ago. Now that Pharaoh Nafer drove the Hyksos to the north of the Sun City, your capital should also be moved to the north so that you can continue to attack the Hyksos. Xosians."

"Goddess Sekhmet is the great queen of the gods. We, Itawi City, support you as a female pharaoh. The priests of the Sekhmet Temple are also willing to enshrine you as the daughter of the gods of Sekhmet."

Hearing these words, Nafiel immediately widened his eyes in surprise.

She really didn't expect that these priests and nobles wanted to make Itawi City the capital again, and also wanted the goddess Sekhmet to replace God Amon and become the new guardian god.

After all, Nafer is not her ancestor. She was born and raised in Thebes, and her identity has always been the daughter of Amon, so she has no feelings for Itawi City and the goddess Sekhmet.

After recovering from the surprise, Nafier said calmly.

"I believe that the priests and nobles in Thebes City are just confused for a while. When my army reaches the outside of Thebes City, the priests and nobles in Thebes City will give up supporting Ahmose."

After the priests and nobles gave up their persuasion, Roy had a new idea in his heart.

Now Nafir and Ahmose broke out in a civil war for the Pharaoh's throne, and the priests and nobles in Thebes chose to support Ahmose. This is indeed an opportunity to suppress Thebes and Amon.

If Nafer wants other gods or even foreign gods to replace Amon as the God of Protecting the Country, he will definitely encounter huge resistance.

But Goddess Sekhmet was originally the God of Protecting the Nation 100 years ago. If she replaced Amon as the God of Protecting the Nation, I am afraid that even Amon himself would not have a reason to object.

late at night.

After the governor and priests and nobles of Itawi City left the palace, Nafier took Loy to the Sekhmet Shrine next to the palace.

The priestesses of the Sekhmet Temple warmly received the two, and brought Loy and Nafir to the main hall where the Sekhmet statue was located.

The main sanctuary is illuminated by bronze oil lamps burning olive oil.

Sekhmet, the lion goddess with a lion head and a human body, stands on the throne with a sun disc on her head. In her right hand, she holds a scepter that symbolizes royal power, representing her glorious history of being a queen over the gods.

In the myths fabricated by the priests of Ptah, the patron saint of Memphis, Sekhmet, the lion goddess, is Ptah's wife and the mother goddess of Ptah's son, the vegetable god Nefertum.

In the myths fabricated by the priests of the sun god Ra in another world, the lion goddess Sekhmet was reduced to the daughter of Ra, and the southern Egyptian cow goddess Hathor, the cat goddess Basteto, and the sun snake Wajit. The goddess, Tefnut, the god of rain, and Aphrodite, the alien god, are confused.

But in Itawi City, Sekhmet is not only regarded as the goddess of the sun, the goddess of war, the goddess of nemesis, the goddess of medicine and the goddess of fire, but also the god of protecting the country and the queen of the gods 100 years ago.

Looking at the lion head of the statue of Sekhmet, Roy couldn't help muttering.

"It would be a waste of Sekhmet's figure if she couldn't transform into a beautiful goddess."

"Do you want to see me turn into a beautiful goddess?"

Accompanied by a teasing female voice, the statue of Sekhmet on the throne became the goddess Sekhmet herself.

Seeing this scene, Roy immediately widened his eyes in surprise.

As the goddess Sekhmet took off the lion's head like a helmet, the goddess Sekhmet, who was originally a lion-headed person, became a goddess with a beautiful face.

But this scene was only seen by Roy, because the goddess Sekhmet did not let her figure appear in the eyes of others.

Seeing Roy's reaction, Goddess Sekhmet spoke to Roy full of ambition.

"Human! I let you see my true face, are you ready to pay the price?"

(End of this chapter)