| Apesh | ||||
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 Apesh, based on a turtle headed god[1] | ||||
| Name in hieroglyphs |
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| Enemy | Ra | |||
Apesh was an Ancient Egyptian god of the night who had the head of a turtle or tortoise. He was considered to be an evil god because turtles were considered to be an evil animal and Apesh represented them.[2] In the Book of the Dead the turtle and by extension Apesh is depicted as an "enemy of Ra"; in chapter 161 of the Book of the Dead, Thoth is quoted repeating "May Ra live and turtle die".[1]
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edit- ^ a b Abd el-Maguid el-Kady, Marwa (1 January 2011). "The Religious Concept of the Dual Character of the Turtle in Graeco-roman Egypt" (PDF). The Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels. 8 (1). Alexandria University: 55–70. doi:10.21608/THALEXU.2011.160162. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Budge, E. A. Wallis (1904). The Gods Of The Egyptians Or Studies In Egyptian Mythology. Vol. 2. p. 376. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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