Apepi
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Apepi is an alternative name for Apep, the ancient Egyptian serpent deity embodying chaos and the enemy of the sun god Ra.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
ⓘ
chaos deity ⓘ serpent deity ⓘ |
| alignment | force of disorder ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Apophis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Apep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Amduat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Egyptian funerary texts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
darkness
ⓘ
night ⓘ storms ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| considered |
cosmic enemy
ⓘ
personification of chaos ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | perpetual adversary never permanently destroyed ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Ra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Set in some traditions ⓘ |
| domain | cosmic order vs. chaos myth ⓘ |
| embodies | chaos ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Maat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentInGreek | Apophis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography | enormous snake attacking the sun boat ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| mythologicalType | chthonic being ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mehen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ Set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualsDirectedAt | protective rituals against him ⓘ |
| role | enemy of Ra ⓘ |
| symbol | giant serpent ⓘ |
| symbolizes | threat to cosmic order ⓘ |
| threatens | solar barque of Ra ⓘ |
| timeOfActivity | nightly journey of the sun ⓘ |
| worshipStatus | not formally worshipped ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.