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Sokar has a minion!

Seker the Docile Rictus

Sokar

The

Nostalgic Lasirus
Owner: Sekhmet

Age: 3 months, 6 days

Born: February 12th, 2026

Adopted: 3 months, 6 days ago

Adopted: February 12th, 2026

Statistics

Level: 1
Strength: 12
Defense: 10
Speed: 10
Health: 10
HP: 10/10
Intelligence: 25
Books Read: 25
Food Eaten: 0
Job: Attendant

A god of fertility, darkness, and the souls of the dead, he signified the freedom of the bonds of death by those resurrected in the afterlife. A very ancient funerary god, Sokar predates Osiris by many years.

As a chthonic deity, Sokar had to be appeased during when canals were dug and the fields were plowed, or when underground tombs were built. His shrine was a secret pyramid of “blackest darkness” hidden in the earth’s core, called the “Gate of the Ways.” The sandy desert of the underworld was the kingdom of Sokar.

A statue of Sokar was often placed in tombs, the bottom of it containing the deceased’s Book of the Dead. Sokar was the patron of the royal cemetery near Memphis, and it is called after him, Sakkara, to this day.

A hymn says “He is Sokar, never seen nor looked upon, the benevolent face of darkness, the good death that men call upon, the end, the beginning of truth.”

Sokar was also seen as a patron of craftsmen, specifically of jewelers, armorers, and other metal workers. He was thought to be responsible for making the silver bowls in which the feet of the dead were washed, and was associated with silver in particular, thought to be the bones of the gods.

In the chapel of Sokar at Abydos, the king asks Sokar to accept a bread offering “that I may live, that I may be joyful, that I may unite with thee.”

Sokar’s dedicated festival was the Henu Festival, and was held every year in Thebes. The festival celebrated the resurrection of Sokar, and the spirits of the dead were thought to join in the celebrations, much like Halloween.

Sokar was associated with the falcon.

His wife was Sekhmet or Nephthys.

In later times, Sokar was absorbed into Osiris.

Credits

❖ Story by Sekhmet with information from these sources
❖ Background photo from Hasmik Ghazaryan Olson
❖ Profile by Balloon