’“I will perform your will, O Ra (bis), I will act properly! (bis) I will act peacefully, O Ra!”’

(Set speaks again):
’“Bring your ropes, O Ra! that Apep may fall to your snaring or be trapped by the gods of north, south, east and west in their traps …
All is now well, O Ra! Proceed in peace!
And you, Apep! Down! Away, Apep, O Enemy of Ra!”’

(During the fight with Horus, Set loses his testicles … Apep now taunts Set with this):
’“But what you felt is worse than the sting of the scorpion. What she (Ma’at) did to you was so dire that you will suffer from its effect forever! You will never go a-courting, you will never make love!”’

(Stung by this retort, Set determines to destroy Apep rather than just keep him in bondage … )
’“Apep, O Enemy of Ra! Turn your face away! Ra hates the very sight of you.” The head is then cut off, hacked in pieces and thrown away on either side of the roads.’
(Set continues):
’“Your head is crushed, O Groundling! Your bones are broken up and your flesh cut in pieces. He (Ra) has consigned you to the Earth Dragon, O Apep! Enemy of Ra!”’

– Clark, R.T.R. 1960, Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egypt, pp. 210-211

Original article: http://www.thekeep.org/~kunoichi/kunoichi/themestream/apep.html#.WBAiv_krJdh#ixzz4O9skrjM6
© Caroline Seawright

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