Sobek (from the Temple of Kom Ombo)

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 dependent on the Nile River. His worship began as an attempt to pacify crocodiles so as to reduce the danger they posed. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The double entrance to Kom Ombo Temple The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic Period in the Egyptian town of Kom Ombo. ... It has been suggested that Hieroglyph (French Wiki article) be merged into this article or section. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ... There is also Nile, a death metal band from South Carolina, USA. The Nile in Egypt Length 6 695 km Elevation of the source 1 134 m Average discharge 2 830 m³/s Area watershed 3 400 000 km² Origin Africa Mouth the Mediterranean Basin countries Uganda - Sudan - Egypt The...

Gradually, Sobek, as a major one of its residents, also came to symbolize the produce of the Nile, thus the fertility that it brought to the land, and so his status quickly became more ambiguous. Sometimes the ferocity of a crocodile was seen in a positive light, Sobek in these circumstances being considered the army's patron, as representative of their strength and power.

Sobek's cult originally flourished around Al Fayyum where some temples still remain; the area was so associated with Sobek that one town, Arsinoe, was known to the Greeks as Crocodilopolis. In Crocodilopolis, they kept a tamed crocodile, ornamented with jewelery, and hand fed with meat, which the Greeks referred to as Petsuchos, meaning he of Suchos [i.e. Sobek]. The Petsuchos was seen as the current incarnation of Sobek. Sobek-worship flourished in and after the Twelfth Dynasty, with other major centres developing in Kom Ombo and Thebes. However, in other areas of Egypt, crocodiles were dealt with simply by hunting and killing them. Al Fayyum or El Faiyûm (Arabic: الفيوم ) is the capital of Al Fayyum Governorate, Egypt. ... Arsinoe was a town in ancient Egypt that was the most significant centre for the cult of Sobek, a crocodile-god. ... Crocodilopolis or Krokodilopolis (Greek: ) or Ptolemais Euergetis or Arsinoe (Greek: ) was an ancient city in the Heptanomis, Egypt, the capital of Arsinoites nome, on the western bank of the Nile, between the river and the Lake Moeris, southwest of Memphis, in lat. ... Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Twelfth Dynasty. ... Kom Ombo (كوم أمبو) is an agricultural town in Egypt famous for its temple. ... For the ancient capital of Boeotia, see Thebes, Greece. ...

Aamerut praying Sobek-Ra

Sobek's ambiguous nature lead some to say he was a repairer of evil that had been done, rather than a force for good in itself, for example, going to Duat to restore damage done to the dead as a result of their form of death. He was also said to call on suitable gods and goddesses required for protecting people in situation, effectively having a more distant role, nudging things along, rather than taking an active part. In this way, he was seen as a more primal god, eventually becoming regarded as an avatar of the primal god Amun, who at that time was considered the chief god. When his identity finally merged, Amun had become merged himself with Ra to become Amun-Ra, so Sobek, as an avatar of Amun-Ra, was known as Sobek-Ra. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2336 × 2336 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2336 × 2336 pixels, file size: 1. ... In Egyptian mythology, Duat (also called Akert or Amenthes) is the underworld, where the sun traveled from west to east during the night and where dead souls were judged by Osiris, using a feather, representing Truth. ... The ten avatars of Vishnu, copyright BBT In Hindu philosophy, an avatar (also spelt as avatara) (Sanskrit: , ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. ... Amun (also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen, Greek Ἄμμων Ammon, and Ἅμμων Hammon, Egyptian Yamanu) was the name of a deity, in Egyptian mythology, who gradually rose to become one of the most important deities in Ancient Egypt, before fading into obscurity. ... For other uses, see Ra (disambiguation). ...

In art, Sobek was depicted as an ordinary crocodile, or as a man with the head of a crocodile. When considered a patron of the pharaoh's army, he was shown with the symbol of royal authority - the uraeus. He was also shown with an ankh, representing his ability to undo evil and so cure ills. Once he had become Sebek-Ra, he was also shown with a sun-disc over his head, as Ra was a sun god. This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... The Uraeus (plural Uraei or Uraeuses) is a stylised upright cobra (or snake / serpent), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt. ... For other uses, see Ankh (disambiguation). ... The Trundholm sun chariot pulled by a horse is believed to be a sculpture illustrating an important part of Nordic Bronze Age mythology. ...

In myths that appear extremely late in Egyptian history, Sobek is credited with catching the four sons of Horus in a net, as they emerged from the waters of the Nile in a lotus blossom. This motif derives from the birth of Ra in the Ogdoad cosmogony, and the fact that as a crocodile, Sobek is the best suited to collecting items upon the Nile. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In literature, a motif is a recurring element or theme that has symbolic significance in the story. ... In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad are the eight deities worshipped in Hermopolis. ...

In popular culture

Sebek is Monster in My Pocket #69. In one panel of issue #4, he was depicted working alongside the evil monsters. Monster in My Pocket was a toy line developed by Morrison Entertainment Group, headed by Joe Morrison and John Weems, and released by Matchbox in 1990 consisting of small, soft plastic monsters from religion and mythology, literary fantasy, and unexplained phenomena. ...

Sobek is a veteran member of the Desert Legion of the Nahkti in Unreal Championship 2. He personally trains Anubis into a warrior in order to ready him for the Liandri Tournament. Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict is a first-person shooter video game based on the Unreal series of games. ... For other uses, see Anubis (disambiguation). ...

In the DC Comics series 52, Sobek is the name of a crocodile altered by Doctor Sivana to have human-like characteristics. Although befriended by the Black Marvel Family, he eventually betrays them and is revealed to be Famine of the Four Horseman of Apokolips. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... 52 is the title of a comic book limited series published by DC Comics, which debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the seven-issue Infinite Crisis. ... Sobek is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics series 52. ... Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana is a fictional comic book supervillain. ... The Marvel Family is a group of fictional characters, a team of superheroes in the Fawcett Comics and DC Comics universes. ... In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips was the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirbys Fourth World series. ...

A song on Egyptian-themed death metal band Nile's album Annihilation of the Wicked is entitled "Sacrifice Unto Sebek". This article is about the musical genre. ... Nile is a brutal / technical death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina, USA assembled in 1993. ... Annihilation of the Wicked is the fourth full length album from the American death metal band Nile. ...

In the RTS game Age of Mythology, the petsuchos is a mythological unit available to the Egyptian civilization. RTS may refer to: General Real-time strategy, a genre of video games Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, also known as the Reagan Test Site Reclaim the Streets, an anarchist organization The Rapid Transit Series, a long running bus model originally manufactured by General Motors Corporation Return to... Age of Mythology (commonly abbreviated as AoM), is a popular mythology-based, real-time strategy computer game developed by Ensemble Studios, and published by Microsoft Game Studios. ...

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