Encyclopedia > Apep

Article Content

Apep

In Egyptian mythology, Apep was a monster that lived in the underworld. Every night, he tried to kill Re (the sun god) but was stopped by Set and Mehen. Re (or Set) eventually killed him.

Alternative: Apophis, Apepi, Aapep

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Jamesport, New York

... living with them, 60.7% are married couples living together, 8.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% are non-families. 24.0% of all households are ...