Apophis

This article is about the ancient Egyptian deity. For other uses, see Apophis (disambiguation).
"Apep" redirects here. For other uses, see Apep (disambiguation).
Apophis
A depiction of Apophis based on the depiction in the tomb of Ramesses I.
Name in hieroglyphs
AbodeDuat
SymbolSnake
EnemyRa
TextsSpells of Coming Forth by Day
Genealogy
ParentsNone, Neith (in some myths)
SiblingsNone, Ra (in some myths), Sobek (in some myths)

Apophis (/ə.ˈpɒ.fɪs/; from Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις, romanized: Ápophis), also known as Apep (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥꜣpp) or Aphoph (/ə.ˈfɒf/, Coptic: Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ, romanized: Aphōph), usually depicted as a giant snake or serpent, is the ancient Egyptian deity of chaos, darkness and fire, and is thus the opponent of light and Maat (order/truth). Ra was the bringer of light and hence the biggest opposer of Apophis.

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