This amulet takes the form of a crocodile, an animal found along the Nile River and associated with the god Sebek. What other plants and animals inhabited the Nile River and its surroundings?

Find out more about the Nile River ecosystem:

World Wildlife Fund
Royal Ontario Museum

The crocodile was both feared and revered in ancient Egypt. It was said to sink into the waters of the primordial ocean and then re-emerge as the sun re-emerges each day, and so it symbolized rebirth. Click on the EXPLORE tab to learn more about the significance of crocodiles to ancient Egyptians.

Why do you think the natural environment (plants, animals, the sun, the river) played such an important role in Egyptian religious beliefs?