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Beware of the Green Crocodile Demon

The association of Crocodiles with Demons is striking. You can google yourself and be surprises about the great number of hits.

The picture of this sculpture (museum “Beelden aan Zee” – Scheveningen – Holland) shows the demonization of a human being by a green crocodile. Notice that the visitors of the museum keep a safe distance to the sculpture.
So the lesson is: Beware of the green Crocodile Demon

Some links between Crocodiles and Demons:

In the 200 million years since the crocodile first appeared on Earth, it has never ceased to fascinate and to frighten. Worshipped as a god or feared as a demon, it has inspired some of man’s most extraordinary stories, legends and beliefs. In ancient Egypt, one of the most powerful divinities was Sobek, the crocodile god. Today, for certain peoples in Mali, Chad and Burkina, this reptile is still sacred. For western societies however, the crocodile is first and foremost a symbol of terror.
Sobek (also spelt Sebek, Sochet, Sobk, Sobki, Soknopais, and in Greek, Suchos) was the deification of crocodiles, and was originally a demon, as crocodiles were deeply feared in the nation so dependent on the Nile River. His worship began as an attempt to placify crocodiles so as to reduce the danger they posed.

Zaebos – A demon who is part human, part crocodile.

The Tale of the Doomed Prince: Part 2
by Helena Sheffield
The crocodile told the prince that the demon, when on earth, took the form of an animal, such as a
snake, bear or cockroach. He would change animal form at any time to confuse him. The prince
knew that if he didn’t agree to help the crocodile, he would surely die, as it was his fate. Therefore,
he agreed. The crocodile gave him directions to the demon’s cave and sank back into the lake.

In Egyptian mythology, Ammit (also spelled Ammut, Ammet, Amam, Amemet and Ahemait) was the personification of divine retribution for all the wrongs one had committed in life. Ammit was not worshipped, and she was never regarded as a goddess. Instead, she embodied all that the Egyptians feared, threatening to bind them to eternal restlessness if they did not follow the principle of Ma'at. Thus Ammit was depicted with the head of a crocodile the front part of her body as a lioness or leopard, and her hind quarters in the form of a hippopotamus, a combination of those animals which were considered as the most dangerous to the Ancient Egyptians. Although often referred to as a demon, by destroying evil she acted as a force for good.