~ * SOBEK, God of Nile * ~ for all mine Ro friend by luciferino
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In Egyptian mythology, Sobek (also spelt Sebek, , Sochet, Sobk, Sobki, Soknopais, and in Greek, Suchos) was the deification of crocodiles, and was originally a demon, as crocodiles were deeply feared in the nation so dependent on the Nile River. His worship began as an attempt to propitiate crocodiles so as to reduce the danger they posed.
Gradually, Sobek, as a major one of its residents, also came to symbolise the produce of the Nile, thus the fertility to the land that it brought, and so his status quickly became more ambiguous. Sometimes, the ferocity of a crocodile was seen in a positive light, Sobek in these circumstances being considered the army's patron, as representative of their strength and power. When Neith took on the characteristics of a goddess of primal waters, Sobek became, as a watery creature, of both good and evil, to be considered her son.
"Sobek" in hieroglyphs is shown as a crocodile on an altar, or a bent line, then a foot, ad then a cup with a crocodile under it.
Sobek's cult originally flourished around El Faiy
Comments (59)
TANZA
GREAT IMAGE AND A LOVELY DEDICATION EXCELLENT
beatoangelico
Grandiosa scena stupenda immagine magico ambiente super colore bellissima fantasia EXCELLENT ARTWORK VOTE**
liewald
You know Ori It never ceases to amazt me the amount of detail in your work.... Brilliant Hugzzz Dave
Ede1302
What a skin texture... PERFECT!!! Fantastic scene!!! Excellent work and my BIG BIG VOTE!!!
Rhiannon
WOOOW, Orietta, this is so cool, I love the crocodile, this is really awesome sweetie!! BIG HUGS to you on your birthday!!
Bez
Awesome render :) Happy Birthday Ori :)
GRiMAge
Eh! I'm partial to reptiles!! ^_^ She's delicious with that scaled skin - very mysterious and beautiful!! And she fits perfectly in the scene, with the crocodile pet interacting so well with your goddess!! Fantastic artwork, and a very lovely dedication!
originalkitten
sings happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu lol....ill stop now before I deafen you...hope you have an awesome day huney! And that is one outstanding image hun xoxoxox
awadissk
WOW! this is amazing work everything muches very well done, excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Risika75
Happy Birthday Ori :D Excellent image!
Artzy
AWESOME DONE! And ~ H A P P Y ~ B I R T H D A Y ~
Latexluv
Fantastic pic!!! Happy Birthday!!!!
PegasusDR
Absolutely STUNNING image!!!
ericfarris
Awesome scene and excellent work on her texture - Bravo!!! EXCELLENT WORK!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
oiram
cool work ori...v.
antje
Wonderful image!!!!Fantastic work!!! Happy Birthday Ori!
Wylder
Wonderful work, but more importantly.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! I hope it is wonderful!
msebonyluv
Happy Birthday and such a beautiful image to celebrate!! Gorgeous work and thank you for the story!!
Shardz
Happy Birthday to you, Ori! You are such a sweetie and a very talented and accomplished artist and it's been a joy to see your wonderful artwork this past year! Along with this fantastic image you have some incredible words of mythology which I find very fascinating!! This is such a fabulous image and I wish you the very best on your special day!! Excellent work!
jjean21
I love learning about the mythology that goes along with these kind of images. This is just marvelous and that texture is so awesome. Happy birthday to you Orietta, the dedication is one of the most beautiful I've ever read.
fastburn
Outstanding image! ..and a very Happy Birthday to you!!!!
Lesthat
Happy Birthday ORI! Awesome image hun!! ;D CONGRATS!!!! :D
Mercytoo
Wonderful image, I really like that skin texture. Thanks for the information to go with the image too, it's very interesting! And of course, a GREAT BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU!!! =D hugs
morghana
WOW!...Impressive scene and composition. A wonderful and excellent work!!! V
prog
Ori, I know it's been a tough year for you, and I hope the next one is full of happiness for you and your family!!! You are special, you know!!!! A gorgeous render and I absolutely love this texure you did for Red3!!!!!! Wonderful work, Dolce Monkey!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Excellent!!!! V!
ilona
Seems like in YOUR birthday its US who get the gift.. and the gift is YOU Ori.. your sweetness... your always high spirit even when things are hard.. your inconditional friendship. This is just a little of what you are and who knows you can tell. You did an amazing render.. what a fantastic image to illustrate this legend.. Loved it sweetie and love you lots!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Avengia
What a wonderful story! Guess you learn something new every day! Excellent job, sweetie, and I truly do hope you have a magnificent birthday. You deserve it!!! HUGS ~Heather~
saeltari
Happy Birthday! I wish you the best. The crocodile can be an inscrutable god and you have captured that very well here. It seems like there is sadness and understanding on the face of the goddess and the god just is.
cherish1701
Oh Happy Birthday ,I sooo love when i come on here and learn something excellent job Muah
txhern
Happy Birthday!!!!! Thanks for the image and for the history behind it!