Sobek
| Sobek | |||||
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Sobek, often depicted with the head of a crocodile and a crown composed of ram horns, a sun disk, and feathered plumes. | |||||
| Name in hieroglyphs | |||||
| Major cult center | Faiyum, Crocodilopolis, Kom Ombo | ||||
| Symbol | crocodile | ||||
| Genealogy | |||||
| Parents | Set/Khnum and Neith | ||||
| Siblings | Tutu and Shemanefer | ||||
| Consort | Renenutet or Meskhenet | ||||
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Sobek (Coptic: Ⲥⲟⲩⲕ, romanized: Souk), also known as Suchus (Ancient Greek: Σοῦχος, romanized: Soûchos), was an ancient Egyptian deity with a complex and elastic history and nature. He is associated with the Nile crocodile and is often represented as a crocodile-headed humanoid, if not as a crocodile outright. Sobek was also associated with pharaonic power, fertility, and military prowess, but served additionally as a protective deity with apotropaic qualities, invoked especially for protecting others from the dangers presented by the Nile.