 
- Cult Center:
Crocodilopolis in the Faiyum, after the Twelfth Dynasty he was
worshipped everywhere with cult centers at Kom Ombo, Thebes and at
Lake Moeris.
- Attributes:
Admired and feared for his ferocity. At the command of Ra, He performed
tasks such as catching with a net the four sons of Horus
as they emerged from the waters in a lotus bloom. Sometimes identified
with Seth when Seth took the form of a crocodile. It is said that in
the Osiris legends, Horus takes the form of a crocodile in order to retrieve the
parts of Osiris's body that were cast into the Nile by Seth.
- Representation: A crocodile, a mummified crocodile or as a man with a
crocodile-head. Sometimes wearing horns like those of Amon-Ra, and
the solar disk.
- Relations:
Son of Neith of Sais.
- Other Names:
Sebek, Sebek-Ra, Sobk, Suchos, Sobki or Soknopais.
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