Changes: Sebek

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Sebek, The Crocodile God, is a Great Old One usually depicted as a crocodile humanoid with several lower jaws. Although weaker than most Great Old Ones, he has been known to be a warrior deity and is still revered as a powerful god.

Behind the Mythos

Sebek is the creation of Robert Bloch and features in the story "The Secret of Sebek" and is mentioned in others such as "The Fane of the Black Pharaoh".

In these early mythos stories that Robert M. Price calls "The Egyptian tales of Robert Bloch"[1] Egyptian deities such as Bast/Bastet ("The Brood of Bubastis"), Anubis ("The Opener of the Way") and Sebek are treated as Great Old Ones alongside mythos deities, particularly Nyarlathotep.

Sebek's name comes from the Egyptian god of crocodiles, Sobek.

Gallery

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-Also Known as the crocodile god, Sebek is a Great Old One usually depicted as a crocodile humanoid with several lower jaws. Although weaker than most Great Old Ones, he has been known to be a warrior deity and is still revered as a powerful god.
+| image        = Sebek_by_beastrider9-daoaazy_enhanced.jpg
+| alias        = The Crocodile God
+| affiliations = [[Great Old One]]s
+| first        = "[[The Secret of Sebek]]"
+| created by   = [[Robert Bloch]]
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+'''Sebek''', ''The Crocodile God'', is a [[Great Old One]] usually depicted as a crocodile humanoid with several lower jaws. Although weaker than most Great Old Ones, he has been known to be a warrior deity and is still revered as a powerful god.
-== Trivia ==
+==Behind the Mythos==
+Sebek is the creation of [[Robert Bloch]] and features in the story ''"[[The Secret of Sebek]]"'' and is mentioned in others such as ''"[[The Fane of the Black Pharaoh]]". ''
-Sebek's name comes from the egyptian god of crocodiles, Sobek
-[[Category:Cthulhu Mythos deities]]
+In these early mythos stories that Robert M. Price calls "The Egyptian tales of Robert Bloch"[https://lovecraftzine.com/2014/10/14/the-egyptian-tales-of-robert-bloch-by-robert-m-price/] Egyptian deities such as [[Bast]]/Bastet ("[[The Brood of Bubastis]]"), [[Anubis]] ("[[The Opener of the Way]]") and Sebek are treated as [[Great Old One]]s alongside mythos deities, particularly [[Nyarlathotep]].
+Sebek's name comes from the Egyptian god of crocodiles, Sobek.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+--Sebek--.png
+</gallery>
+{{Stub}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Sebek}}
 [[Category:Great Old Ones]]
+[[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Entities based on mythology]]
+[[Category:Reptilian Old Ones]]