[meteorite-list] Apophis - the personification of chaos in the netherworld

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Jul 26 16:03:48 2005
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000002F00003B1F_at_paulinet.de>

Rob Matson wrote:

> I thought the name was perfect!

Let's hope the name is not a bad omen! Yes, Apophis or
Apepi is the demon serpent of darkness and destruction.
The sun god Ra destroys the demon every morning when
dawn breaks.

You find the serpent depicted in the tomb of Onuris-cha (TT359)
where the "great cat that is in Heliopolis" is killing the evil-doer
under an "isched tree". Even its hieroglyphic symbol is sometimes
shown with knives thrust through it so that it can't do any harm.

A similar scene can be found in the 7th hour of the Amduat, the
"Book of the Dead" and a very detailed version can be admired
in the tombs of Thutmosis III and Amenhotep II.


Best regards,

Bernd
Received on Tue 26 Jul 2005 04:03:46 PM PDT