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Sobek enjoyed a longstanding presence in the ancient Egyptian pantheon, from the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2686–2181 BCE) through the Roman period (c. 30 BCE –350 CE). He is first known from several different Pyramid Texts of the Old Kingdom, particularly from spell PT 317.
Sobek (also known as Sebek, Sebek-Ra, Sobeq, Suchos, Sobki, and Soknopais) was the ancient god of crocodiles. He is first mentioned in the Pyramid Texts and his worship continued until the Roman period.
The ancient Egyptians worshipped Sobek as a god of fertility, as well, believing that he had the power to bring abundance and prosperity to the land. ... In another version of the story, it is Sobek who steps in to save the people of Egypt from Sekhmet’s wrath. Sobek is said to have tricked Sekhmet into thinking that the Nile River was a lake ...
Sobek is the God of the Nile because he controlled the waters and the fertility of the soil. He is known under several titles, such as “Lord of the Waters,” “The Rager,” and “Lord of Faiyum”. He is also patron of the Military because of his strength, power and prowess.
Sobek. (Sebek, Souchos) The most popular of a number of Egyptian deities depicted in crocodilian or semi-crocodilian form, Sobek embodies the creative potency of the Nile—vested especially in the Fayyum lake, the center of Sobek’s veneration—and, by extension, the primordial creative power of the cosmos itself, in perhaps its most intense ...
Abstract. The primeval power of Sobek is already acknowledged in a hymn from the Pyramid Texts (PT 317), where the dead pharaoh identifies himself with the god, who here appears as son of the Great Neith-Meher-Weret, the celestial cow of the inundation: “Sobek, green of feathers, alert-looking, broad-chested, sparkling, coming out from the ...
10 Οκτ 2024 · Sobek, the crocodile god, held a position of utmost importance in Arsinoe, also known as Crocodilopolis in Greek, which was located in the Faiyum region of ancient Egypt. As the most popular deity in Arsinoe, Sobek was regarded as the Lord of Faiyum.
