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Apep (Ancient Egyptian: ꜥꜣpp), also known as Aphoph (/ ə. ˈ f ɒ f /, Coptic: Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ, romanized: Aphōph) [1] or Apophis (/ ə. ˈ p ɒ. f ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις, romanized: Ápophis), is the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied darkness and disorder, and was thus the opponent of light and Maat (order/truth).
Set had a positive role where he accompanied Ra on his barque to repel Apep (Apophis), the serpent of Chaos. [ 7 ] : 269 Set had a vital role as a reconciled combatant. [ 7 ] : 269 He was lord of the Red Land (desert), where he was the balance to Horus ' role as lord of the Black Land (fertile land).
Apep or Apophis, an Ancient Egyptian mythological deity who was the primordial force [or embodiment] of chaos. Apepi (pharaoh) or Apophis (reigned c. 1580–1550 BC), a 15th-Dynasty Hyksos pharaoh Other uses
For the asteroid named for an Egyptian god of chaos to pose a risk to Earth, it would need to be hit by another space rock at just the right angle to redirect the city-killer on a collision course ...
Apophis, a space rock roughly 1,200 feet (366 meters) across, will come within 20,000 miles (32,187 kilometers) of Earth in about 5 ½ years, which is closer than satellites that orbit our planet ...
In a nod to its horrifying potential, they named it Apophis, an Egyptian god of chaos. “We were shocked,” said Paul Chodas , who manages NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet ...
Kek and Kauket – The god and goddess of Chaos and Darkness, as well as being the concept of primordial darkness [59] Neper and Nepit – A god and goddess of Grain [ 60 ] [ 61 ] Nu and Naunet – Personifications of the formless, watery disorder from which the world emerged at creation and members of the Ogdoad [ 62 ]
This week, explore a space rock named for the Egyptian god of chaos, meet an electric blue tarantula, uncover a 2,300-year-old tomb, and more.