Sobek

Crocodile god of the Nile, fertility and pharaonic might.

Parentage

• parent: Neith

Domains

• nile water
• fertility power

Powers

• Mastering the crocodile-infested waters of the Nile
• Solar creator-power as Sobek-Ra

Epithets

• sbk šdty egyptian · Sobek Shedety · cultSobek of Shedet (Crocodilopolis/Faiyum); the crocodile-god of his cult-cityFaiyum temple texts; cf. Strabo 17.1.38 (Petesuchos at Arsinoe) (primary)
• nb pḥw egyptian · neb pehu · cultLord of the marshlands/waters; god of the Nile's fertile wetlandsKom Ombo temple texts; Pyramid Texts (Sobek son of Neith) (secondary)
• sbk-rꜥ Egyptian · Sobek-Ra · cultSobek-Re (solar form)Kom Ombo and Faiyum temple inscriptions (primary)

Sources

• existence: Pyramid Texts, Utterance 317 (primary)