Apep
Apep is a snake deity in Egyptian mythology. The text mentions a contest between Apep and the sun god Ra.
↻ synthesized from 13 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with ancient Egyptian mythology.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Wadjet, Ptah, Sekhmet, Apedemak, Nefertum, Nephthys, Swallower Of Sinners, Desert-Protector, Stinger, Mistress Of Food, Shining One, Meeyuty, Neith, Qebehsenuef, Apophis, Nehebu-Kau, Hathor, Eye of Ra, Amun-Ra, Khnum-Ra, Min-Ra, Ra, Khnum, Horus, Meretseger, Khepri, Amun, Atum, Shu, Sia, Bastet, Osiris, Sobek, Thoth, Geb, Nehebkau, Serket, Renenutet, Nehmtaway, Isis, Leviathan, Aten
- enemy of
- Bastet, Ra, Maahes, Lady Of Duration, Flame-Eyed, Serket, Isis, Set, Re, Shezmu, Ma'at, Tatenen
- manifests as
- Evil Of Face
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“the contest in Egyptian mythology between the Apep snake and the sun god Ra.”
#2299 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She has been depicted as fighting the evil snake named Apep, an enemy of Ra.”
#10861 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Maahes was considered the son of Ra with the feline goddess Bastet, or of another feline goddess, Sekhmet. He was sometimes identified with another son of Sekhmet, Nefertum. Maahes was said to fight Ra's archenemy, the serpent Apep, during Ra's nightly voyage.”
#11902 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“5th gate: this gate is the goddess "Lady Of Duration" while its guardian serpent is "Flame-Eyed"; this access is inhabited by the perfidious demon Apep — embodiment of evil and chaos (Isfet), bitter enemy of Ra — here called "Evil Of Face".”
#14868 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“daughter of Neith and Khnum, making her a sister to Sobek and Apep.”
#15132 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001