Apophis

American

[uh-poh-fis] / əˈpoʊ fɪs /

noun

Egyptian Mythology.

a demon serpent of darkness whom Ra, as sun god, destroys every morning at dawn.

Etymology

Origin of Apophis

< Greek Ápophis < Egyptian; Apepi

Example Sentences

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But since Apophis, there have been huge advances in what is called planetary defence.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

The craft, now named OSIRIS-APophis EXplorer, or OSIRIS-APEX, is on its way to a peanut-shaped asteroid named Apophis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Meanwhile, OSIRIS-Rex is now chasing a new target — a near-Earth asteroid named Apophis.

From DOGO News • Oct. 4, 2023

The OSIRIS-REx will now be called OSIRIS-APEX, and it will travel to another asteroid, called Apophis, to study it.

From NewsForKids.net • Sep. 26, 2023

So too the victories of Re over the serpent named Apophis were more or less clearly understood as a simile of 53 the antithetical nature of light and darkness.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

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