"Apophis" is actually the ancient Greek name for an ancient Egyptian deity called "Apep"—also spelled "Apepi ... He was seen as the arch enemy of the sun god Ra, with whom he fought nightly ...

The mission is named after the Egyptian god of darkness Apep, the enemy of the sun god Ra. On Oct. 14, an annular solar eclipse — also called a "ring of fire" eclipse — will be seen across ...

Apep or Apophis was the enemy of light and truth. Typically he appeared as giant serpent and was also given the name Enemy of Ra (the Egyptians sun god) and Lord of Chaos, so not a guy you want ...