In some areas, a tame crocodile was worshiped as the earthly embodiment of Sobek himself, while in other places crocodiles were reviled, hunted and killed. He was paired with a number of goddesses in different locations, most notably Hathor, Renenutet, Heqet and Taweret, and was sometimes referred to as the father of Khonsu, Horus or Khnum. According to some myths his father was Set, the god of thunder and chaos, but he also had a close association with Horus. Sobek first appeared in the Old Kingdom as the son of Neith with the epithet "The Rager".
However, as well as being a force for creation, he was seen as an unpredictable deity who sometimes allied himself with the forces of Chaos. One creation myth stated that Sobek laid eggs on the bank of the waters of Nun thus creating the world. As the "Lord of the Waters" he was thought to have risen from the primeval waters of Nun to create the world and made the Nile from his sweat. Sobek was a god of the Nile who brought fertility to the land. Some sects believed that Sobek was the creator of the world who arose from the "Dark Water" and created the order in the universe. He is first mentioned in the Pyramid Texts and his worship continued until theRoman period. Sobek (also known as Sebek, Sebek-Ra, Sobeq, Suchos, Sobki, and Soknopais) was the ancient god of crocodiles.
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