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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aapep canonical 1
ꜥꜣpp 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian deity
chaos deity
mythological serpent
alignment malevolent
alternateNameOf Apep
Apophis
associatedWith earthquakes
eclipses
storms
category Egyptian gods and goddesses of the underworld
conflictsWith solar barque of Ra
contrastedWith Maat (order)
linked to: Maat
cosmicFunction threatens the sun's daily rebirth
culture ancient Egyptian religion
defeatedBy Mehen
Ra
Set
depictedAs dragon-like serpent
giant serpent
domain night sky
underworld
embodies chaos
enemyOf Maat
gender male
greekRendering Apophis
languageOfName ancient Egyptian
mentionedIn Amduat
Book of Gates
Book of the Dead
mythologicalRole cosmic adversary
personification of evil
narrativeMotif nightly battle with Ra
opposes Ra
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
linked to: Aapep
typeOfMyth chthonic deity
worshipStatus not worshipped but feared

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apep hasAlternativeName Aapep
Aapep transliteratedAs ꜥꜣpp
linked to: Aapep