History of Apophis the Egyptian God | God Apep

History of Apophis the Egyptian God | God Apep

Apophis (or Aviv, Abebe, Aviv), (Greek: ἄπορις) is an evil snake in ancient Egyptian mythology, considered a symbol of evil, and as such is the enemy of the "symbolic good" Ra and MAAT "truth and Justice". Abu vis embodies all that is evil, he forms part of the most complex cosmic system of identification of RA and atom, that is, the creation of Atom-Ra.


According to scientists specializing in the history of ancient Egypt, it was found that the pronunciation of his name is "aababi", which was later pronounced: "avov" (Coptic: Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ).Formal description Abu Vis is a huge snake, which has an enormous size and wraps around itself several times, often appearing in drawings on the walls of temples, being defeated or killed by one of the icons. 

He also painted in the form of a huge lizard, or a crocodile, and later in the form of a dragon. His role in Egyptian mythology, Ra in the form of a cat, slaughters Abu Feis. The legend tells about Apophis that he causes constant battles between him and RA, and Apophis attacks the sun boat every morning to prevent it from sailing towards the horizon.

Sometimes he has the upper hand in the fight, earthquakes, storms and thunder occur, and he may win and swallow the sun, and it happens with this eclipse. His respect for Pharaoh Epsilon the first makes offerings to help atom Abu vis as a symbol of evil was not directly respected, but for his connection with cosmic disasters,  Defeated every day by RA, it was believed that she needed prayers from the priests of Egypt and worshipers in the temples, so the Egyptians practiced several rituals that they believed to ward off Apophis to help RA continue his journey through heaven. In an annual ritual, in order to keep Apophis away and in order to prevent his evil, the priests burned his statues to protect everyone from the influence of Apophis for another month. 

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Apophis is an ancient Egyptian deity associated with chaos, darkness, and destruction. He is often portrayed as a serpent or a dragon-like creature and is believed to be one of the greatest adversaries of the sun god Ra, representing the forces of evil and disorder.

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