Sobek

Sobek is an ancient Egyptian god associated with crocodiles as well as pharaonic power, fertility, and military prowess. A protective deity believed to shield the innocent from the dangers of the Nile, Sobek was widely worshipped by ancient Egyptians, but especially in the Faiyum Oasis where a large temple in Krokodilopolis served as the center of worship. It housed Petsuchos, the embodiment of the god.

Influence and legacy[edit | edit source]

At some point before 48 BCE, a cult of Sobek arose in Krokodilopolis, but it was soon corrupted. The cult fed civilians to crocodiles in secret 'feasts',^[1] had the tame crocodiles at the Temple of Sobek—including Petsuchos—poisoned by Melina,^[2] and even slaughtered crocodiles and used their badly mummified corpses to smuggle gold and valuables.^[3] At the center of all these schemes was Sehetep, the High Priest of the Temple of Sobek, who served as the secret leader of the cult. In due course, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa discovered the cult and ended its corrupt practices, one after the other.^[4]

A temple dedicated to Sobek was also established on Philae Island, south of the city of Aswan. Fittingly, the waters surrounding it were filled with crocodiles, which at one point entered the temple to feast on the bodies of the Order of the Ancients member Habibah and her guards, who had been killed by the Hidden One Khepri.^[5]

In 2017, whilst Layla Hassan was exploring Bayek's memories in the Portable Animus HR-8, an emotion sensor overload in the machine caused a manifestation of Sobek to appear within the simulation. As the Animus data became corrupted, Layla fought and defeated the entity to protect the data.^[4]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Concept art of the Animus manifestation of Sobek
A constellation in Sobek's image
A statue of the god inside the Temple of Sobek
Petsuchos, the 'living image' of Sobek

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book (mentioned only)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Man Beast
↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Sobek's Tears
↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Jaws of Sobek
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
↑ Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book – Chapter 2: Training

Assassin's Creed: Origins

Characters

Assassins	William Miles \| Bayek (Senu) • Aya • Phanos • Pasherenptah • Tahira • Phoxidas • Marcus Junius Brutus • Gaius Cassius Longinus • Kashta • Kawab • Maqwat • Osorkon • Paanchi • Shaqilat

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg • Sofia Rikkin • Simon Hathaway \| Actaeon • Berenike • Eudoros • Flavius Metellus • Hetepi • Julius Caesar • Khaliset • Ktesos • Livius • Lucius Septimius • Medunamun • Pothinus • Rudjek • Taharqa • Ampelius • Ptahmose • Rufio • Tacito

Phylakes	Abar • Bane of Hathor • Half Horn • Ptolemy's Fist • Ra's Mercy • The Galatian • The Hill • The Iron Bull • The Iron Ram • The Outsider • The Stranger

Gladiators	The Axes • The Brothers (Diovicos • Viridovix) • The Duelist • The Guardians of Siwa (Bayek • Kensa) • The Hammer • Hilarus Maximus • The Hoplite • Kosey • Polymestor • The Seleucid • The Slaver • Wamukota

Mythical Beings	Egyptian Deities (Anubis • Sobek • Sekhmet • Apep) • Undead Pharaohs (Akhenaten • Ramesses II • Nefertiti • Tutankhamun) • Anubis Shadows ( Faithless One • Relentless One) • Lost Army of Cambyses

Others	Layla Hassan • Deanna Geary \| Apate • Apollodorus • Aristo • Benipe • Caesarion • Claridas • Cleopatra • Chenzira • Damastes • Diocles • Esiocles • Fenuku • Gennadios • Ghupa • Harkhuf • Hepzefa • Hotephres • Jeska • Khemu • Khenut • Menehet • Melitta • Phoebe • Pompey • Praxilla • Ptolemy XIII • Rabiah • Venator • Vitruvius • Zahra • Gamilat • Sutekh • Isidora • Merti • Tahemet \| Alexander the Great

Factions

Hidden Ones (Egyptian Brotherhood • Roman Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Gabiniani • Medjay • Phylakes • Ptolemaic Kingdom • Roman Republic

Locations

Egypt (Alexandria • Bakchias • Euhemeria • Dionysias • Faiyum • Great Sphinx of Giza • Giza • Herakleion • Kanopos • Karanis • Kerkasoros • Krokodilopolis • Lake Moeris • Letopolis • Memphis • Natho • Per Ousir • Philadelphia • Pr-Hapi-n-Iwnw • Remetch Ra • Sais • Sau Village • Siwa • Soknopaiou Nesos • Udjat Apiary • Yamu • Yw Huts) • Kyrenaika (Apollonia • Cyrene • Balagrae) • Rome • Sinai (Arsinoe • Klysma Quarry) • Valley of the Kings (Set-Ma'at • Swenett • Thebes) • Afterlife (Aaru • Aten • Heb Sed • Duat)

Events

Mission to Egypt | Alexandrine war (Siege of Alexandria • Battle of the Nile) • Assassination of Julius Caesar • Curse of the Pharaohs

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Crafting • Customization • Currency (Drachma) • Discovery Tour • Eagle Vision • Genetic memory • Leap of Faith • Animus Pulse • Helix Credits • Memories • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden • Flickering Daggers • Glowing Mace • Isu Armor • Lightning's Strike • Lucius Septimius' flails • Moonlit Shield • Midnight Sun • Staff of Eden) • Skills • Treasure chests • Hunting • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Hidden Blade • Bow • Swords • Blunt weapons • Battleaxes • Spears • Shields

DLC

Ambush At Sea • The Curse of the Pharaohs • Discovery Tour • The Hidden Ones • Secrets of the First Pyramids • Trial of the Gods

Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt

People

Mythical	Amun • Anubis • Apis • Bastet • Hathor • Horus • Iset • Khnum • Neith • Nephthys • Osiris • Ptah • Ra • Sekhmet • Serapis • Sheshat • Seth • Sobek • Thoth \| Apollo • Asclepius • Cyrene • Demeter • Hercules • Nike • Pan • Perseus • Zeus \| Fortuna

29th-12th century BCE	Djoser • Hetepheres I • Imhotep • Sneferu \| Djedefre • Khafre • Khufu • Menkaure • Shepseskaf \| Mereruka \| Mentuhotep II \| Amenemhat III \| Amenhotep II • Hatshepsut \| Amenhotep III • Thutmose IV • Tutankhamun \| Ramesses II

7th-1st century BCE	Battos Aristottle \| Amasis II • Arcesilaus II • Pythagoras \| Herodotus • Pindar • Socrates \| Alexander the Great • Aristippos • Aristotle • Deinokrates • Eubotas of Cyrene • Philip II • Plato \| Berenice II • Eratosthenes • Euclid • Herophilos • Kallimachos • Ptolemy I Soter • Ptolemy III Euergetes \| Ptolemy V Epiphanes • Ptolemy VIII Physcon \| Achillas • Arsinoë IV • Augustus • Caesarion • Cleopatra • Ganymedes • Julius Caesar • Mark Antony • Mithridates • Octavia • Pompey • Pothinus • Ptolemy X Alexander I • Ptolemy XII Auletes • Ptolemy XIII • Ptolemy XIV • Spartacus

1st-12th century	Andrew the Apostle • Plutarch • Tiberius \| Hadrian • Marcus Aurelius • Trajan \| Diocletian \| Hypatia • Theodosius I \| Justinian I \| Al-Ma'mun

18th-21st century	Napoleon Bonaparte \| Auguste Mariette • Gaston Maspero • Giovanni Battista Caviglia • Jean-François Champollion • Karl Richard Lepsius \| Ahmed Youssef • Alan Gardiner • Jean-Philippe Lauer • Mark Lehner \| Jean-Claude Golvin