Suchos
/ˈsuːkɒs/noun
Suchos is the Greek form of the name of Sobek, the ancient Egyptian crocodile-headed god.
Did you know?Greek writers rendered the Egyptian god Sobek as Suchos, and some Egyptian temples famously kept living crocodiles as sacred embodiments of him.
Etymological Timeline
3rd Millennium BCE
Egyptian
sbk
“The consonantal Egyptian name of the crocodile deity later known as Sobek; its original vocalization is uncertain.”
Ptolemaic Period
Demotic Egyptian
Sbk
“The deity’s name continued in later Egyptian writing and religious tradition.”
3rd–1st Century BCE
Ancient Greek
Σοῦχος (Soukhos)
“Greek rendering of the Egyptian crocodile god’s name.”
1st Century BCE–5th Century CE
Latin
Suchus
“Latinized form used for the Egyptian deity, influenced by the Greek name.”
Modern English
English
Suchos
“An English scholarly form referring to Sobek, especially in discussions of Greco-Egyptian religion.”