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

East Marion, New York

... individuals and 16.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 2.79. In the town the ...