Sobek was an ancient Egyptian deity with a complex and fluid nature. He is associated with the Nile crocodile or the West African crocodile and is represented either in its form or as a human with a crocodile head. Sobek enjoyed a longstanding presence in the ancient Egyptian pantheon, from the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2686–2181 BCE) through the Roman period (c. 30 BCE – 350 CE)

Sobek to bóg płodności, wody, symbol siły królewskiej. Egipcjanie wierzyli, że im więcej jest w Nilu krokodyli, tym lepsze będą zbiory po wylewie tej rzeki.