The name Sobek also called in various spelling such as Sebek, Sochet, Sobk, Sobki or Soknopais. Sebek may have been an early fertility god or associated with death and burial before becoming a major deity and patron of kings in the Middle Kingdom (c.1938–c. Sobek (also known as Sebek, Sebek-Ra, Sobeq, Suchos, Sobki, and Soknopais) was the ancient god of crocodiles. 1630 bce).He was merged with Re, the sun god, to constitute a crocodile form of that God known as Sebek-Re.

His appearance portrayed as a crocodile headed man with a headdress of feathers and a sun disk. Sobek is the Crocodile God or Lord of Faiyum Oasis from Faiyum. As per Egyptian myths, Sobek was born out of water and gave birth to this entire world. Sobek was known as Suchos in Greek. He is first mentioned in the Pyramid Texts and his worship continued until the Roman period.Some sects believed that Sobek was the creator of the world who arose from the “Dark Water” and created the order in the universe. Depiction of Sobek – the crocodile headed Egyptian God in Kom Ombo Temple. Sobek, the Egyptian god of strength was presented in many stories, myths and legends of Egyptian Mythology.