The study presents a comprehensive review of the Sobek of Shedet. The god wasone of the most interesting and enduringly popular deities of the Egyptian pantheon- The book provides a mine of information and insight into this fascinating figure and analyses several aspects of the god, in particular the evolution of his identity and nature, his connections with the ruling kings, his association with the falcon god Horus and the royal ideology, his role in myths and his receptions among the inhabitants of the Fayyum region.
M. Zecchi (2010). Sobek of Shedet. The Crocodile God in the Fayyum in the Dynastic Period. TODI : TAU Editrice.
Sobek of Shedet. The Crocodile God in the Fayyum in the Dynastic Period
ZECCHI, MARCO
2010
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The study presents a comprehensive review of the Sobek of Shedet. The god wasone of the most interesting and enduringly popular deities of the Egyptian pantheon- The book provides a mine of information and insight into this fascinating figure and analyses several aspects of the god, in particular the evolution of his identity and nature, his connections with the ruling kings, his association with the falcon god Horus and the royal ideology, his role in myths and his receptions among the inhabitants of the Fayyum region.File in questo prodotto:
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