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| Image= Sobek.svg |
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| Name = Fat Albert |
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| God_of = '''God of pimp |
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products and Fertility''', '''Patron of the Army and Military''' |
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| cult_center = [[Crocodilopolis]], [[Faiyum]], [[Kom Ombo]] |
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| Symbol = [[crocodile]] |
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| Parents = [[Set]] and [[Neith]]| Siblings= [[Anubis]]| Consort = |
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('''Sobek''' (alsocd;jgn' gr9ghhgmlled '''Sebek''', '''Sochet''', '''Sobk''', '''Sobki''', '''Soknopais''' '''FatA), and in [[Greek mythology|Greek]], '''Suchos''' (Σοῦχος) was the deification of [[crocodile]]s, as crocodiles were deeply feared in the nation so dependent on the [[Nile River]]. Egyptians who worked or travelled on the Nile hoped that if they prayed to Sobek, the crocodile/Nile god, he would protect them from being attacked by crocodiles.<ref name=HP>Geraldine Harris and Delia Pemberton, Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Peter Bedrick Books, 1999. pp.142-143</ref> The god Sobek, which was depicted as a crocodile or a man with the head of a crocodile was a powerful and frightening deity; in some Egyptian creation myths, it was Sobek who first came out of the waters of chaos to create the world.<ref name=HP/> As a creator god, he was occasionally linked with the sun god [[Ra]].<ref name=HP/> |
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[[Image:GD-EG-Louxor-123.JPG|thumb|left|Pharaoh Amenhotep III and god Sobek]] |
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[[Image:Krokodilsstatue.jpg|thumb|left|Sobek in crocodile form, [[Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt|12th Dynasty]] (Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst, Munich)]] |
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During the [[Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt|twelfth]] and [[Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt|thirteenth dynasties]] (1991 BC - 1650 BC), the cult of Sobek was given particular prominence and a number of rulers incorporated him in their coronation names<ref>[http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/sobek.html Gods of Ancient Egypt: Sobek] by J Hill</ref>. Most of Sobek's [[Egyptian temple|temples]] were located "in parts of Egypt where crocodiles were common."<ref name=HP/> Sobek's cult originally flourished around [[Al Fayyum]] where some temples still remain. The area was so closely associated with Sobek that [[Crocodilopolis|Arsinoe]] was known to the Greeks as ''[[Crocodilopolis]]'' or 'crocodile Town.'<ref name=HP/> Another major cult centre was at [[Kom Ombo]], "close to the sandbanks of the Nile where crocodiles would often bask.<ref name=HP/> Some temples of Sobek kept pools where sacred crocodiles were kept: these crocodiles were fed the best cuts of meat and became quite tame.<ref name=HP/> When they died, they were mummified and buried in special animal cemeteries. In other areas of Egypt, however, crocodiles were dealt with by simply hunting and killing them. |
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Gradually, Sobek also came to symbolize the produce of the Nile and the fertility that it brought to the land; its status thus became more ambiguous.<ref>[http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/sobeka.htm Sobek, God of crocodiles, Power, Protection and Fertility] by Caroline Seawright</ref> Sometimes the ferocity of a crocodiles was seen in a positive light, Sobek in these circumstances was considered the army's patron, as a representation of strength and power. |
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In Egyptian [[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 Sobek-Ra, he was also shown with a sun-disc over his head, as Ra was a [[solar deity|sun god]]. |
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In other myths, which appeared extremely late in ancient Egyptian history, Sobek was credited for catching the [[Four sons of Horus]] in a net as they emerged from the waters of the Nile in a lotus blossom. This [[motif (literature)|motif]] derives from the birth of Ra in the [[Ogdoad]] cosmogony, and the idea that as a crocodile, Sobek is the best suited to collecting items upon the Nile. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Egyptian mythology in popular culture]] |
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==References== |
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{{Ancient Egyptian religion footer}} |
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[[Category:Egyptian gods]] |
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[[Category:Fertility gods]] |
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[[Category:Sea and river gods]] |
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[[az:Sobek]] |
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[[bo:སུའོ་པོ་ཁོ།]] |
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[[bg:Собек]] |
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[[ca:Llista de personatges de la mitologia egípcia#S]] |
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[[cs:Sobek]] |
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[[da:Sobek]] |
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[[de:Sobek (Ägyptische Mythologie)]] |
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[[et:Sobek]] |
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[[el:Σομπέκ]] |
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[[es:Sobek]] |
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[[eu:Sobek]] |
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[[fa:سوبک]] |
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[[fr:Sobek]] |
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[[ko:세베크]] |
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[[hr:Sobek]] |
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[[it:Sobek]] |
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[[ka:სებეკი]] |
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[[la:Suchus]] |
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[[lv:Sebeks]] |
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[[hu:Szobek]] |
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[[mk:Собек]] |
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[[arz:سوبيك]] |
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[[ja:セベク]] |
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[[oc:Sòbec]] |
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[[ru:Себек]] |
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[[sr:Собек]] |
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[[fi:Sobek]] |
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[[sv:Sebek]] |
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[[uk:Себек]] |
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[[zh:索貝克]] |
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