"In the seventh hour, Ra is faced by the most terrifying being of the whole netherworld: Apophis, the great serpent which blocks the passage of the sun god's barque (Mesektet) on the middle register by swallowing up the waterway. Embodiment of chaos and evil, the snake-god represents the principal threat to the nocturnal journey of the sun god and even the powerful Ra is frightened by him. Nowhere else in the whole netherworld is the sun god in a more vulnerable position and he is therefore in need of help from other deities to successfully overcome his most hostile and terrifying enemy."
From Section of the papyrus belonging to Nesmin, with the seventh hour of the Amduat c.300-275 BC
