Sobek
Sobek is a crocodile-headed deity of rivers, wetlands, militaries, and fertility among creatures and plants. Known for his violent and primal nature, he is part of the Osirian pantheon and was often worshiped in Ancient Osirion.1
Depictions
Sobek is often depicted as a powerfully muscled humanoid with the head of a crocodile, wearing a plumed and horned headdress bearing a solar disk.1
Relationships
Sobek is the son of Neith and Set. He prefers to act alone but will support his father in some situations, and has also stood at Ra's side on his solar barge and in battle. He desires Sekhmet, Lady of Slaughter, and often strains to woo her with his power.1
Worshipers
Sobek is a god of pharaohs and their power, as well as combatants from disciplined soldiers to raging barbarians. Farmers also worship and give offerings to Sobek for his blessings of fertility.1
Clergy and temples
Shrines and temples to Sobek are almost always located on a river's banks and rarely far from a river. Most include pools holding crocodiles, and worship of Sobek includes the act of regularly feeding these creatures. Upon their deaths, a temple's crocodiles are mummified and buried in the same manner, and with the same respect, as humans.1
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 “Gods of Ancient Osirion” in Empty Graves, 74. Paizo Inc., 2014 .
External links
- Sobek (real-world deity) on Wikipedia
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