Sobek the crocodile god is seen here on the right with Horus the falcon god, at Kom Ombo

Crocodiles were deadly and much feared. In the story of Osiris and Horus the supporters of evil Seti turned themselves into crocodiles to escape. Ancient Egyptians felt that if they worshiped the creatures then they would not attack humans thus they elevated the crocodile to God status.

Ptolemaic temples at Kom Ombo and Edfu

December 11th 2017
To travel through the reaches of the Upper Nile in Egypt is to experience ancient Egypt in what a friend calls a "sufficiency of plenty". With a heavy emphasis on the plentypart. This was Day 7 of my travels. We left at the crack of dawn, a 6.30 pick up for 3 hours driving. Heading north by first retracing my steps across the desert to Aswan and ultimately wind up at Luxor by night fall. ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Kom Ombo

The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more

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