Arsinoe was a town in ancient Egypt that was the most significant centre for the cult of Sobek, a crocodile-god. In consequence, the Greeks named it Crocodilopolis. Sobek (from the Temple of Kom Ombo) or In Egyptian mythology, Sobek (also spelt Sebek, , Sochet, Sobk, Sobki, Soknopais, and in Greek, Suchos) was the deification of crocodiles, and was originally a demon, as crocodiles were deeply feared in the nation so dependant on the Nile River. ... fhgfMedia:Example. ...
In ancient Egypt the tuft of papyrus was the coat of arms or symbol of the Northern Kingdom.
of Egypt) and often wore a double crown consisting of the white crown of the South and the red crown of the North; the arms of the United Kingdom were formed by a union of the lotus and the papyrus, the emblems of the two countries.
That ancient population of Egypt, referred to in later texts as the "Horus-worshippers", have recently emerged from the mythical obscurity to which their kings have been relegated before the days of Manetho, who knows them as the xxx, "the shades", i.e.
Arsinoe II (316-270 BC), queen of Thrace and later co-ruler of Egypt with her brother and husband Ptolemy II of Egypt.
Arsinoe II was first married to King Lysimachus of Thrace, to whom she bore three sons.
Arsinoe II shared all of her brother's titles and apparently was quite influential, having towns dedicated to her, her own cult (as was Egyptian custom), and appearing on coinage.
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