Packet 7: Tossup 6

One of these animals called the Petsuchos was held as the living symbol of a god (15[1])worshipped at the cult center of Kom Ombo. (15[1]-5[1])A god with (15[1])the head (15[1])of this animal (-5[1])used a fish-trap to recover Horus’s hands. (15[2])A being (15[1])with this animal’s head (15[1])was also part hippopotamus and part lion (15[3])and resides (15[2])by a (15[1]-5[1])lake of fire. (15[4])A being with this animal’s (-5[1])head supposedly (15[1])ate the (*) hearts (10[2])of (10[1])those who failed (10[2])the (10[2])weighing (10[2])of the heart (10[1]-5[2])and was (-5[1])named (10[1])Ammit. (10[1]-5[2])Along with (10[1]-5[1])Khnum (10[1])and Hapi, a god with this animal’s head was one of the primary Egyptian river gods. (-5[1])Egyptians (-5[1])depicted Sobek with the head of this animal. (10[2])For 10 points, name this reptile associated with the Nile. (10[1]0[1])■END■ (10[7])

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