Aapep
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Aapep is an alternate name for Apep, the ancient Egyptian serpent deity embodying chaos and the eternal enemy of the sun god Ra.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
ⓘ
chaos deity ⓘ mythological serpent ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| alternateNameOf |
Apep
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apophis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earthquakes
ⓘ
eclipses ⓘ storms ⓘ |
| category | Egyptian gods and goddesses of the underworld ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | solar barque of Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Maat (order) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | threatens the sun's daily rebirth ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Mehen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ Set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
dragon-like serpent
ⓘ
giant serpent ⓘ |
| domain |
night sky
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| embodies | chaos ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Maat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| greekRendering | Apophis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Amduat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
cosmic adversary
ⓘ
personification of evil ⓘ |
| narrativeMotif | nightly battle with Ra ⓘ |
| opposes | Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | isfet (disorder) ⓘ |
| ritualsAgainst |
burning images of Aapep
ⓘ
execration rituals ⓘ spitting on images of Aapep ⓘ stabbing wax effigies of Aapep ⓘ trampling images of Aapep ⓘ |
| role | enemy of the sun god Ra ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cosmic chaos
ⓘ
darkness ⓘ destruction ⓘ |
| timeOfActivity | night ⓘ |
| transliteratedAs | ꜥꜣpp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMyth | chthonic deity ⓘ |
| worshipStatus | not worshipped but feared ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.