Apophis
| Apophis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
A depiction of Apophis based on the depiction in the tomb of Ramesses I. | ||||
| Name in hieroglyphs | ||||
| Abode | Duat | |||
| Symbol | Snake | |||
| Enemy | Ra | |||
| Texts | Spells of Coming Forth by Day | |||
| Genealogy | ||||
| Parents | None, Neith (in some myths) | |||
| Siblings | None, Ra (in some myths), Sobek (in some myths) | |||
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Apophis (/ə.ˈpɒ.fɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις, romanized: Ápophis), also known as Apep (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥꜣpp) or Aphoph (/ə.ˈfɒf/, Coptic: Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ, romanized: Aphōph) is the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied darkness and disorder, and was thus the opponent of light and Maat (order/truth). Ra was the bringer of light and hence the biggest opposer of Apophis.