free ebooks ==> www.ebook777.com Apep 43 mean “one who speaks against,” “opponent in a lawsuit,” an adversary It was used as a replacement name for Satan in the testament of Peter: “Be sober-minded; be watchful Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” The devil “devours” his prey by making accusations against a person in the Divine Court of Law Sources: Bremmer, Apocryphal Acts of Andrew, 49; Kelly, Satan, 135; Wells, Sermon on the Mount, 63 Aor According to Enochian lore, Aor is a CACOHis angelic counterpart is the angel Ormn (see ENOCHIAN CACODAEMONS) DAEMON Sources: Chopra, Academic Dictionary of Mythology, 30; Laycock, Complete Enochian Dictionary, 77 Apa According to Enochian lore, Apa is a CACOis Paoc (see DAEMON His angelic counterpart ENOCHIAN CACODAEMONS) Sources: Chopra, Academic Dictionary of Mythology, 31; Laycock, Complete Enochian Dictionary, 78 Apaosa In Persian mythology Apaosa is considered to be a minor demon (“khord DAEVAS”) He rides upon a black-skinned horse with no hair, causing drought, famine, and heat waves as he travels Apaosa, according to the myth, was defeated by the god Tistrya He is similar to the Indian evil spirit VRITRA Sources: Ara, Eschatology in the Indo-Iranian Traditions, 181; Das, Rgvedic India, 481–2; Oldenberg, Religion of the Veda, 77 Apaosha Variations: Ab Osh “([having] the destruction of water)”; Apaush, the numbing frost; Aposh Apaosha’s name in Avestan, the language of Zoroastrian scripture, translates to mean “not thriving.” A demon of drought and most powerful in the month of July, he looks like a black horse Apaosha’s personal adversary is the god of life-bringing rainfall, Tishtrya (see also APAOSA) Sources: Darmesteter, Avesta Khorda Avesta, 56; Grey, Mythology of All Races, 268; Turner, Dictionary of Ancient Deities, 468 Apelki The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage names Apelki as one of the twenty servitors of SERVITORS OF AMAYMON (see AMAYMON) His name is Greek and translates to mean “the misleaders” or “turners aside.” Sources: Forgotten Books, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, 42–3; Lowry, Under the Volcano, 194; Mathers, Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin, 122 Apep Variations: Apap, Apepi, Apis, Apophis, Apopis, ”Eater-up of Souls,” Enemy of Ra, Evil Lizard, Rerek, Serpent from the Nile, World Encircler In the religion of the ancient Egyptians, Apep (“great snake” or “he who was spat out”) was the Lord of Darkness; he lived in the underworld In service to the god Set, Apep was the personification of chaos and all that is evil A fallen god himself, he commanded the demons Nak and Sebau Apep has been depicted as a monstrous serpent, a crocodile, and in later times as a dragon He is said to be sixteen yards long (14.6304 meters) with a head made of flint Apep, as well as various other nocturnal monsters from the ancient Egyptian beliefs, tries to prevent Ra from his daily passing across the sky by attacking him during the night when the sun is below the horizon He tries to hypnotize souls who make it to the underworld and attempts to devour them while using his gigantic coils to stop the flow of the river they travel on Even though he is a fallen god, Apep is immortal He has the ability to completely heal and rejuvenate the damage done daily to his body by Ra, his personal adversary His roar is so loud it causes the entire underworld to shake He has a magical gaze that can hypnotize Ra and those who travel with him The power he releases in battle against Ra often causes earthquakes and thunderstorms Whenever Apep is successful in swallowing Ra, during the day the absences of the sun god will be shown by an eclipse Ra’s imprisonment never lasts long, however, as he has many allies who rush to his aid to free him The ancient Egyptians were fearful of Apep and had developed a means by which to defend themselves against him The Book of Over throwing Apep is a definitive guide to fighting him Within its pages it explains the process of how to create, dismember, and dispose of wax figures or drawings of the demon The deceased were oftentimes buried with magical spells that would destroy Apep if he tried to devour them Additionally, an annual rite called the Banishing of Apep was performed In the ceremony the priest would make an effigy of Apep that contained all of the evil of Egypt within it Then he would ritually destroy it Sources: Budge, Gods of the Egyptians, 61, 324 –7; Chopra, Academic Dictionary of Mythology, 32; Godfrey,