Apep
Apep, also spelled Apepi, Aapep (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥꜣpp(y) *ʻAʼpāp(ī); Coptic: Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ Aphōph), or Apophis (/əˈpoʊfɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις Ápophis), was the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied darkness and disorder, and was thus the opponent of light and Ma'at (order/truth). He appears in art as a giant serpent. Apep was first mentioned in the Eighth Dynasty, and he was honored in the names of the Fourteenth Dynasty king 'Apepi and of the Greater Hyksos king Apophis.
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A depiction of Apep based on the depiction in the tomb of Ramesses I | |
| Abode | The Duat |
| Symbol | Snake |
| Texts | The Book of the Dead |
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| Parents | Neith (in some myths) |
| Siblings | Ra |
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