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

From: David Freeman mjwy <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Jul 26 16:11:04 2005
Message-ID: <42E698CE.7040107_at_fascination.com>

Dear Bernd;
Egypto-meteoriticist?
Best,
Dave F.





bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de wrote:

>Rob Matson wrote:
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>>I thought the name was perfect!
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>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.
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>
>Best regards,
>
>Bernd
>
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Received on Tue 26 Jul 2005 04:10:54 PM PDT


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