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, Pages 28-41 PDF (877.04 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjthr.2024.304664.1170 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed fahmy fahmy* 1; Ahmed Aboelmagd2 | ||
| 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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