<P> Sobek ( also called Sebek , Sochet , Sobk , and Sobki ) , in Greek , Suchos ( Σοῦχος ) and from Latin Suchus , was an ancient Egyptian deity with a complex and fluid nature . He is associated with the Nile crocodile or the West African crocodile and is either represented in its form or as a human with a crocodile head . Sobek was also associated with pharaonic power , fertility , and military prowess , but served additionally as a protective deity with apotropaic qualities , invoked particularly for protection against the dangers presented by the Nile river . </P>
<P> Sobek ( also called Sebek , Sochet , Sobk , and Sobki ) , in Greek , Suchos ( Σοῦχος ) and from Latin Suchus , was an ancient Egyptian deity with a complex and fluid nature . He is associated with the Nile crocodile or the West African crocodile and is either represented in its form or as a human with a crocodile head . Sobek was also associated with pharaonic power , fertility , and military prowess , but served additionally as a protective deity with apotropaic qualities , invoked particularly for protection against the dangers presented by the Nile river . </P>
what egyptian god has the head of a crocodile
what egyptian god has the head of a crocodile
Sobek
Sobek