Apesh
deity Ancient Egypt single tradition · 2
Apesh was an Ancient Egyptian god of the night who had the head of a turtle or tortoise. He was considered to be an evil god because turtles were considered to be an evil animal and Apesh represented them. In the Book of the Dead the turtle and by extension Apesh is depicted as an "enemy of Ra".
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 300
- Historical notes
- Attested from the Old Kingdom through Roman Egypt.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Ra
- co occurs with
- Am-heh, Buchis, Ba-Pef, Babi, Ha, Hemen, Hauron, Henkhisesui, Heryshaf, Aa, Abtu, Aby, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, An-a-f, An-hetep-f, Astennu, Ba, Denwen, Djebuty, Djedefhor, Djefa, Dionysus-Osiris, Dunanwi, Fetket, Hapi-Wet, Har-em-akhet, Heneb, Heqaib, Heru-Khu, Hery-sha-duat, Hez-Ur, Hraf-haf, Fá, Baal, Apedemak, Arensnuphis, Dedun, Ani, Ash, Harpocrates, Abu, Heka, Apophis, Andjety, Aqen, Duamutef, Bata, Hu, Akhty, Hermanubis, Aati, Duau, Aani, Hermes Trismegistus, Hapy, Gengen-Wer, Hery-maat, Banebdjedet, Harsomtus, Amu-Aa
Mentioned by
- Fá
- Baal
- Apedemak
- Arensnuphis
- Dedun
- Ani
- Ash
- Harpocrates
- Abu
- Heka
- Apophis
- Andjety
- Aqen
- Duamutef
- Bata
- Hu
and 12 more
Sources
Source passages
“Apesh was an Ancient Egyptian god of the night who had the head of a turtle or tortoise. He was considered to be an evil god because turtles were considered to be an evil animal and Apesh represented them. In the Book of the Dead the turtle and by extension Apesh is depicted as an "enemy of Ra"”
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“Apesh – An evil Turtle god”
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