Martial Arts Gear
OFFERING TO GOD SOKARIS
Each piece is hand painted and made of cold cast resin. Size: 4 1/2" L x 9 1/2" W
$19.99
Other Names: Socharis, Sokar Patron of: the Memphis necropolis and the funerary cult. Appearance: a man with the head of a hawk Description: Seker was the primary god of the Memphite funeral cult and its nearby burial grounds and tomb sites. He was seen as a manifestation of the resurrected Osiris, and in later dynasties he was combined with Ptah and Osiris into one deity, Ptah-Seker-Osiris (see below). He is most often found depicted on royal tomb walls. Though he was a death god, Seker was also the patron of the living, mainly the workers who built the necropolis and the craftsmen who made tomb artifacts. He was also the patron of those who made ritual objects and substances used in mummification. His dedicated festival was the Henu Festival, and was held every year in Thebes. The festival celebrated Osiris' resurrection as Seker. It involved a huge procession with the image of Seker being carried in a gilded boat. Worship: Worshipped widely throughout Upper Egypt, his cult centers were Memphis and Thebes Variants: Ptah-Seker-Osiris A composite funerary god worshipped during the Middle Kingdom period. In this form he represents the three aspects of the universe: creation, stability, and death.
