Sobek je krokodilski bog rijeke Nil, zaštitnik vojske vojske i zaštitnik faraona. Obično je prikazan krokodilskom glavom i ljudskim tijelom, ankhom i Hemhem krunom s urajem, perjem i sunčanim diskom.
Sobek was the crocodile god of the Nile River. The people of Egypt both feared and respected the power of crocodiles, so Sobek soon came to be seen as a patron of the military and the protector of pharaohs. He was also a god that would restore souls damaged in battle or death to their previous physical health, including their sight and their senses. In some ancient Egyptian texts, he was a creator god, and he was believed to have created the earth. While he was creating, his sweat ran down his brow and back in a flowing stream which later became the Nile River.
In some myths, Sobek retrieved Horus’ four sons from the Nile when they emerged from a lotus flower by catching them in a net. Horus’ sons were the protectors of: the liver, the stomach, the lungs, and the intestines. He was usually closely associated with Horus. Sometimes he was mentioned as having helped deliver Horus when he was born; he was also associated with Horus because Horus turned into a crocodile to retrieve the pieces of his father, Osiris, when Set scattered them around the earth.
Set and Neith
The Nile River; Pharoah’s throne
Sobek je staroegipatski bog prikazan kao krokodil ili muškarac s krokodilskom glavom. Bio je povezan s Nilom, vojnom snagom, plodnošću i zaštitom.
Sobek predstavlja moć i opasnosti Nila, kao i plodnost, zaštitu i snagu potrebnu za preživljavanje u starom Egiptu.
Sobek je bio važan jer se vjerovalo da kontrolira vode Nila, štiti ljude od krokodila i osigurava plodnost zemlje za poljoprivredu.
Sobek je obično prikazivan kao krokodil ili kao muškarac s krokodilskom glavom, često s perjanicom na glavi i sunčevim diskom.
Sobek je imao hramove sagrađene u njegovu čast, posebno u gradu Kom Ombo. Stari Egipćani su ponekad držali žive krokodile kao svete životinje za obožavanje Sobeka.