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'''Apep''', or '''Apophis''', is an ancient [[Egypt]]ian deity embodying chaos. He is usually depicted as a giant [[snake|serpent]] that devoured the hearts - and thus [[Ba|the souls]]- of the dead. In mythology, Apep and [[Ra]] have an eternal battle which represents the cycle of night and day. | '''Apep''', or '''Apophis''', is an ancient [[Egypt]]ian deity embodying chaos. He is usually depicted as a giant [[snake|serpent]] that devoured the hearts - and thus [[Ba|the souls]]- of the dead. In mythology, Apep and [[Ra]] have an eternal battle which represents the cycle of night and day. | ||
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Revision as of 04:35, 17 February 2020
Apep, or Apophis, is an ancient Egyptian deity embodying chaos. He is usually depicted as a giant serpent that devoured the hearts - and thus the souls- of the dead. In mythology, Apep and Ra have an eternal battle which represents the cycle of night and day.
In 48 BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa experienced a drug-induced hallucination in which he fought and defeated Apep with a glowing bow and arrows aboard Ra's solar barge.[1] A decade later, when Bayek seemingly visited the Duat as part of his mission to end the Curse of the Pharaohs, he found Apep's decaying skeleton.[2]
Trivia
- Apep's role as the Devourer is shared by a female monster named Ammit. She has the head of a crocodile, the front half of a lioness and the rear half of a hippopotamus. If the heart is heavier than Ma'at's feather on the scale, Ammit ate the heart. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the soul was believed to become restless forever; this was called "to die a second time".
Gallery
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Apep appearing in Bayek's vision -
Apep threatening Bayek -
A staff modelled after the appearance of Apep
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- The Curse of the Pharaohs (Skeleton only in the Duat)
References