The symbolism of the Crocodile under the Tree in Ancient Egypt.

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1 Faculty of tourism and Hotels

2 Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University

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The crocodile god is one of the oldest known Egyptian deities. It enjoyed a cult in numerous places, including the Nile Valley, Delta, and Fayum. The Egyptians feared the crocodile as a hostile, harmful reptile on the one hand and worshiped the crocodile as a deity on the other. Egyptian theology did not resolve the inevitable conflict as a predator on the one hand and as a divine being on the other until the end of the Sobek cults. This paper will discuss the benevolent side of the crocodile god as a creator and his connection to trees and water; he was associated with positive aspects as a generator and guaranteeing the prosperity and fertility of the country and his role as a protector of the dead, son of Neith and new birth and regeneration associated with the trees in ancient Egypt. This paper depends on a descriptive-analytical methodology to conclude the significance of the benevolent side of the crocodile god in scenes from tombs, Temples, and religious texts until the late periods of Ancient Egypt

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Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR
Volume 18, Issue 2
December 2024
Pages 28-41

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