Eating meat in large quantities was not looked upon with particular favor and drew rebukes. During one of the conflicts that periodically agitated the world of the gods, Sobek, the crocodile, surprised a band of enemies and massacred them. A victim of his natural inclinations, he unhesitatingly devoured them all; but he carried their heads back home with him as proof of his exploit. The gods rushed toward him, shouting, “Prevent him from eating them (the heads), give him bread!” One can imagine the expression on poor Sobek’s face.

Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods by Dmitri Meeks and Christine Favard-Meeks, translated by G.M. Goshgarian (via obsidianservant)