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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,