There is relatively little historical information available about Sokar. As far as I know, no one has written an entire book about Him; the most I can find are sentences, passing references, and the occasional full paragraph. This page is a collection of what I’ve been able to find, as well as my impressions via my own spiritual work.
Historical information
- His primary cult center was in Memphis.
- He is a god of death and agriculture.
- He is the patron of tomb builders and makers of ritual objects.
- He takes the form of a hawk or falcon, or a hawk-headed mummy.
- In the underworld, He inhabits the region of Rosetau, which is a barren desert. When Ra passes through this region during the night, Sokar restrains
apepin a cave. - He is associated with snakes; the solar barque turns into a snake to cross his part of the underworld.
- He has a female form and/or counterpart, Sokaret.
- From the Middle Kingdom on, he was synchretized with Ptah and Osiris.
Personal interpretations
- Given the combination of agriculture and artisanship, He also governs artistic fertility.
- I suspect He has some association with oases.
- He seems to like offerings of fruit.
- Although He is a death/fertility god, He is not the same as Osiris, thankyouverymuch.
- For some reason, all of my own depictions of Him in hawk form have a crest. I have no idea why. Maybe He just likes the ‘do.
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