Apep, also known as Apophis or Aphoph, is the ancient Egyptian deity of chaos, darkness and fire, standing as the opponent of light and of Maat, the Egyptian principle of order and truth. He was usually depicted as a giant snake or serpent. Ra, the Egyptian god who brought light, was understood as Apep's greatest opponent, the two locked in an ongoing struggle between order and chaos.
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SymbolSourced to the subject's own accountApep's canonical form is a giant snake or serpent, the shape Egyptian sources consistently give the enemy of the sun god Ra. 1 Connections
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Ra, Deities Apep is the eternal serpent of chaos and adversary of the sun god Ra in Egyptian mythology, said to attack the solar barque nightly.
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1. Apophis (Wikipedia)
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was usually depicted as a giant snake or serpent
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