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Sobek Shedety, the patron of the Faiyum's centrally located capital, Crocodilopolis (or Egyptian "Shedet"), was the most prominent form of the god. Extensive building programs honoring Sobek were realized in Shedet, as it was the capital of the entire Arsinoite nome and consequently the most important city in the region.
[27] [28] She was also the first ruler associated with the crocodile god Sobek by name, whose identity appears in both her birth and throne names. [29] Kara Cooney views ancient Egypt as unique in allowing women to acquire formal – and absolute – power. She posits that women were elevated to the throne during crises to guide the ...
The Horus of the night deities – Twelve goddesses of each hour of the night, wearing a five-pointed star on their heads Neb-t tehen and Neb-t heru, god and goddess of the first hour of night, Apis or Hep (in reference) and Sarit-neb-s, god and goddess of the second hour of night, M'k-neb-set, goddess of the third hour of night, Aa-t-shefit or ...
Bes is a minor ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, and in particular, of mothers, children and childbirth. Hemsut; Ptah; Serket is the Egyptian goddess of nature, animals, medicine and healing from venom/poison. Sobek is the Egyptian god of the Nile river, associated with pharaonic power, fertility, and military prowess.
Serket / ˈ s ɜːr ˌ k ɛ t / (Ancient Egyptian: srqt) is the goddess of healing venomous stings and bites in Egyptian mythology, originally the deification of the scorpion. [2] Her family life is unknown, but she is sometimes credited as the daughter of Neith and Khnum, making her a sister to Sobek and Apep.
The Book of the Faiyum is an ancient Egyptian "local monograph" celebrating the Faiyum region of Egypt and its patron deity, the crocodile god Sobek. It has also been classified generically as a "cult topographical priestly manual." [1] The text is known from multiple sources dating to Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt (332 BCE – 359 CE). [2]
The characters invoked the gods of Kom Ombo and their legend. Two themes were present in this temple: the universalist theme and the local theme. The two combine to form the theology of this temple. [4] A temple was already built in the New Kingdom to honor these gods, however, this site gained in importance during the Ptolemaic Kingdom.
Ancient Egyptian documents describe Sneferu as a pious, generous and even accostable ruler. [68] 2613–2589 BC [32] Medjedu (Khnum-) Khufu: Greek form: Cheops and Suphis. Built the Great Pyramid of Giza. Khufu is depicted as a cruel tyrant by ancient Greek authors; Ancient Egyptian sources however describe him as a generous and pious ruler.