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Sobek
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.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.
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Sobek
[Egyptian] An Egyptian god who brings fertility from the Nile waters. He symbolized the power of the pharaohs. He is regarded as a son of Neith. The cradle of his cult was el Faiyum, at the ancient border of Upper and Lower Egypt, although his cult was wide-spread. Here, parts of his temples can still be found. One of the towns in that vicinity was called 'Crocodilopolis' by the Greeks. Other centers of his cult later became Kom Ombo and Thebes. Sobek is represented as a crocodile or as a man with the head of a crocodile. On his head he often wore a pair or plumes. Later he was associated with the sun-god Re and is then wearing the solar disc and the uraeus on his crocodile head. His Greek name is Suchos.
 
Sebek
[Egyptian] An ancient Egyptian crocodile god, sometimes identified with Re or with Seth, and regarded as the son of Neith. He symbolized the might of the Egyptian pharaohs. His cult was widespread, but the center of his cult was the Faiyum (later also Kom Omba and Thebes). Sebek is depicted as a crocodile or in human form with the head of a crocodile. He was crowned either by a pair of plumes or by a combination of the solar disk and the uraeus.


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