The symbolism of the Crocodile under the Tree in Ancient Egypt. | ||||
| Minia Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research MJTHR | ||||
| Volume 18, Issue 2, December 2024, Page 28-41 PDF (877.04 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjthr.2024.304664.1170 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Mohamed fahmy fahmy  1; Ahmed Aboelmagd2
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| 1Faculty of tourism and Hotels | ||||
| 2Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Crocodile God; Ancient Egyptian Religion; tree Pyramid Texts | ||||
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