Apophis
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Apophis is the giant serpent-shaped embodiment of chaos in ancient Egyptian mythology, eternally battling the sun god Ra and threatening the cosmic order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apophis canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12103930 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apophis Context triple: [solar barque of Ra, opposedBy, Apophis]
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A.
Horus
Horus is a major ancient Egyptian sky and kingship god, often depicted as a falcon or falcon-headed man and closely associated with divine rulership and protection.
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B.
Abraxas
Abraxas is a mystical term originating in Gnostic traditions, often used as a name for a powerful, transcendent deity or symbolic figure representing the union of opposites.
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C.
Kheperkara
Kheperkara is the throne name of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Senusret I of the Twelfth Dynasty.
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D.
Serapis
Serapis is a Greco-Egyptian syncretic god combining aspects of Osiris and Apis with Hellenistic deities, worshipped widely in the Ptolemaic and Roman worlds.
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E.
Eye of Ra
The Eye of Ra is an ancient Egyptian symbol and deity representing the sun god Ra’s protective, vengeful, and all-seeing power, often personified by goddesses such as Wadjet.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apophis Target entity description: Apophis is the giant serpent-shaped embodiment of chaos in ancient Egyptian mythology, eternally battling the sun god Ra and threatening the cosmic order.
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A.
Horus
Horus is a major ancient Egyptian sky and kingship god, often depicted as a falcon or falcon-headed man and closely associated with divine rulership and protection.
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B.
Abraxas
Abraxas is a mystical term originating in Gnostic traditions, often used as a name for a powerful, transcendent deity or symbolic figure representing the union of opposites.
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C.
Kheperkara
Kheperkara is the throne name of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Senusret I of the Twelfth Dynasty.
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D.
Serapis
Serapis is a Greco-Egyptian syncretic god combining aspects of Osiris and Apis with Hellenistic deities, worshipped widely in the Ptolemaic and Roman worlds.
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E.
Eye of Ra
The Eye of Ra is an ancient Egyptian symbol and deity representing the sun god Ra’s protective, vengeful, and all-seeing power, often personified by goddesses such as Wadjet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.