The COMPLETE Mythology of APOPHIS, Destroyer of Worlds | Egyptian Mythology Explained

[@JonSolo]

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[@Dragon-s7h]

Do a Hinduism one and I will get me and my whole temple to subscribe

[@jimsus69]

Anyone ever notice how close Egyptian mythology is to earlier ones like Greek Norse etc? Like Heka.. and Hekate.. who are identical. For example.. Plus many more..

[@jimsus69]

Anyone ever notice how similar Egyptian myth is to Greek? Like Heka the witch.. identical to Hekate for example.

[@patrickborro2000]

Jon you should try reading obscure fairytales around the world…you should start with Adarna, I promise you’ll like it

[@celinelia8127]

@JonSolo hi,you left out the messed up part in your Tarzan video about how all bIack people including Jane's nanny and the tribe men are portrayed as dumm, while Tarzan magically knows not to r... Jane, because he has "better genetics". They do not "spend the night" as in they sleep separately,because he magically understands thanks to British genes, that consent is a thing and that Jane is a bit scared of him.

[@benjamindebo9283]

"Before there was time... before there was anything... there was nothing... and before there was nothing... there were monsters" is also my favorite Adventure Time quote. The Lich is such a great villain.

[@PrimeTrace]

"You are alone, child. There is only darkness for you, and only death for your people. These ancients are just the beginning. I will command a great and terrible army, and we will sail to a billion worlds. We will sail until every light has been extinguished. You are strong, child, but I am beyond strength. I am the end, and I have come for you, Finn."

[@iLysaru]

The Lich is the goat

[@adogst6534]

I love that line too. Just amazing chefs kiss.

[@justchillin7896]

@@PrimeTrace man i read this in the lich's voice, best line ever

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

JORMUNGANDR: You are killed every night? APOPHIS: Yeah, I got used to it.

[@mistylover7398]

Ra : screw you 🐍

[@idiotgoddess2114]

Now I am just imagining a casual conversation between those two

[@FoolishPrince]

Yaldabaoth laughs

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

You got to feel bad for the gods who help fight against Apophis each night. They just want to sleep but need to face the chance of death with no overtime.

[@HitchcockJohn]

Maybe a lot of them sleep during the day once the barge is out of Apophis’s reach?

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

@@HitchcockJohn some of the gods include Isis, Horus, Seth/Seth, and Sobek, and you know they were active during the day

[@HitchcockJohn]

@@theanimeunderworld8338 Maybe they have a rotating schedule? Different gods are assigned barge duty on different days while the others get the time to sleep. It would explain why the myths aren't always consistent about which gods battle Apohpis.

[@mistylover7398]

Izn't it eternal to ever erase 🐍?? Like he's just gonna keep trying till he wins and relentless.

[@lanceknightmare]

Godly unions could create a deity which would allow them to take a day off on occasion. Of course, they would have to go on that vacation with their phone on them. Otherwise, the Rivers of the Nile would be consumed.

[@SamuelBrown92]

Yeah I'd be pretty pissed if I was chillin in darkness and someone turned on a flashlight with millions of lumens

[@AtlasArtAnimation]

Has anyone notice the many times there is a cosmic conflict between a sky god and a giant serpent/dragon… Thor vs Jomangunder, Enkidu vs Tiamat, The Storm Kami vrs Orochi, Even the Bible has that as the archangel Micheal vrs Satan in a seven headed/ ten horned Dragon.

[@hexgp]

I mean snakes are scary

[@sandwichqueen]

A lot of different snakes are dangerous. There's a reason why they're called danger noodles. They're also very weird if you think about it. Most creatures have legs, except for this one which magically moves on it own. They also blend into terrain fairly well, so a lot of unassuming people probably have gotten bit due to not seeing them. They also look so unharmful die to the previously mentioned not having limbs.

[@CrouchingTigress01]

I’d assume reptiles/ snakes/ dragons awaken a primal fear in humans, and so it’s natural to make them the ultimate villain

[@lalehiandeity1649]

@@CrouchingTigress01Watch PBS Eons’ video Primates vs Snakes. There actually is legitimate scientific study on this topic. Snakes are a threat going back millions of years and helped to drive primate evolution.

[@kazedens1693]

Apollo and Python... :D

[@adamramirez4524]

Next do the complete mythology of Jon Solo

[@Ella_A_Star]

Oooooh!!!! I would love to see that!!!

[@jcaesar19871]

First, he would have to cover The Very MESSED UP Origins of Jon Solo.

[@wendychavez5348]

I'll watch all of it! But let's let him recover from his latest medical woes first. Love you, Jon!

[@igoldenknight2169]

I’ve heard people say Apophis was weak because he was defeated every time, but to me that’s what made him strong because he basically held the gods hostage in an endless battle.

[@jonathanstern5537]

I love the fact that Ra's cat form is called Mow.

[@carrioncrow13]

Other world-ending snakes: Did you die?! Apep: Ssssadly yessss. But I lived! *laughs maniacally*

[@EBThisThat]

Apophis, the first goth. ‘Gahhhh, Sun !’ 😂 I couldn’t resist.

[@thattrigga2261]

Would you mind covering “there once was an old lady who swallowed a fly”

[@JonSolo]

love that idea. I'll add her to the list!

[@noeliamarrero1011]

​@@JonSoloI watched enchanted two years ago so can you do the messed up origins of enchanted for disney explained?🤔

[@youtubecommentergal4346]

The hell kind of nursery rhyme is that? 😂

[@CoahuiltecanCat-vu9cd]

Oooo. Can you cover the Coahuiltecan Creation story? It’s called Napako

[@youtubecommentergal4346]

@@JonSolo hello I kinda thought you didn't read my messages but I am kindly requesting for a messed up origin on mermaids/sirens. How did the Greek bird women sirens become women with fish tails?

[@FaeQueenXII]

I didn't know about apophis. I always loved Egyptian Art as a kid but never knew much about the myths, because access is unfortunately quite limited in schools. But the idea of a daily struggle the people physically interact with is really unique!

[@kreolado5880]

What surprises me is that although Apophis in reality had no followers, the gods have to defeat followers of Apep in Egyptian Myths. For example, in one of the Egyptian papyri ("the tale of the wandering goddess"), the sun goddess in the form of a gazelle is described as being chased by Apophis and his followers before being rescued by the god Khonsu, who skins the followers alive and apparently eats their skin.

[@michelleandrew1031]

Fatality

[@MarcMagma]

Person: *Creates book called "The Book of Overthrowing Apophis"* Apophis: "Why're you bullying me?"

[@TrueFork]

Apep Derangement Syndrome

[@NicoUnken]

I love the idea of mankinds rituals ultimately helping the deities you believe in. I could see a lot of positivity with a belief system like that :)

[@benplayz8726]

By far my favourite KZbinr

[@JonSolo]

no way! it's an honor (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

[@benplayz8726]

I read thos as I heard "1069 bce..nice" then started wetting myself haha😂

[@FaeQueenXII]

Same. So many others are either too boring or nothing but brain rot. Love Jon Solo!❤

[@NegaHumanX]

Apep origin options: 1. Primordial being whose slumber was interrupted by creation, bent on returning the world to the void. 2. Backwash.

[@Beveybumblebee]

Perfect timing, just finished the Kane chronicles

[@RichardSeebald]

In Conan the Barbarian and Marvel comics, Apophis was called Set (not to be confused with Egyptian war god Set, though he’s called Seth) one of the Elder Gods of Earth along with Gaea, Oshtur, and Chthon.

[@jensenrogers6611]

First learned of Apophis through Stargate SG1...like most figures in mythology they didn't quite nail the presence a universe-destroying-being would have...maybe that was the point Anyhow, it would be awesome if there was a youtube short going through Ra's A-team lineup of fellow deities. Such as Bast, Wepwawet, Heka, and sometimes Ra's brother Sobek. The list goes on.

[@Abbywise32]

He's the most interesting of all the Egyptian mythos to me

[@cesarquijano94]

I am glad I clicked on this. I am working on several mythology-based stories and I did not know much about Apophis. I am unsure of which origin I will use, but I'm leaning towards the first one. It will be cool to see where it goes

[@Astra-to-be]

I've been waiting for this video (and/or any media on Apophis) for soo long. Thank you Jon for doing what you do!

[@derkaiser420]

At least if they ever make a God of War game set in Egypt Apophis would be one of the only gods he would have to fight. Him, Ra, Sekhmet, and Set would fight. All the others gods just like to party, watch over their monuments, and get drunk.

[@serotonin5852]

That game sounds interesting af

[@heatherturner2366]

Don't forget the cat goddess, dwarf, and neckbutt ( I know I misspelled the name)

[@heatherturner2366]

Don't forget the cat goddess, dwarf, and neckbutt ( I know I misspelled the name)

[@AnimeMe40]

I DID know about Apophis. Not only was I really into Egyptian mythology as a little one, I’ve seen plenty of references to them.

[@SarahToy-d2v]

You should do the messed up origins of fairies, mermaids, unicorns and dwarfs

[@SangoProductions213]

It's funny how almost every ancient civilization was able to glean that the beginnings of the universe was but a roiling, undifferentiated mass of...well, chaos. And the stars - suns - are the first things to become differentiated and distinct in this chaotic, homogenous time of the universe.

[@welf1307]

the egyptian creation myth sounds dope, I hope you will cover it one day!!!

[@CailinRuaAnChead]

There's a few versions and they're all 🔥🔥🔥

[@jturn103]

⁠@@CailinRuaAnChead Oh we know 😂😂 (“Especially the part when God Amun shaking hands with the milkman to create other gods”)

[@TrueFork]

@@jturn103 every teenage boy understands why Amun created so many gods

[@lythnookwemin]

Apophis sounds similar to my views of The primordial serpent. I skipped over this video a few times, but it was a nice watch. Thanks for uploading.

[@Abbywise32]

Ironically, the first time i heard of Apep It was in a story about magical sisters, who were his daughters, and had to seal him to save their own lives The second time It was Kate Daniels... He's so entertaining, if nothing else

[@emmasheehan7923]

Please do a video on The Goose Girl. It's one of my favourite lesser known fairy tales. The book series by Shannon Hale is amazing!

[@TonyBowman-o3o]

Mr.Jon Congratulations on hitting 1 million subs. It’s been a little while since I’ve seen your channel but you were just in the high hundreds of thousands. It’s awesome to see that you broke over a million. Congratulations buddy!

[@youtubecommentergal4346]

The ending was very encouraging.

[@amberly0317]

Your presentation is always just so wonderful 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 love your content!!!

[@smartman2593]

I have a question that you might be able to answer. Why do so many different mythologies have giant snakes of incredible power?

[@jeffreebailey4464]

It's the whole serpent, dragon, reptile, Mythos..

[@PrimeTrace]

Just thinking of Komodo dragons or alligators nowadays, I think reptiles have always been feared, let alone back then when they were possibly bigger too. Can't imagine the shit our ancestors must have witnessed in their lives lol

[@lizzyrose6580]

snakes are one of the scariest animals. they can kill us with a single bite, and we don't always see them coming. there's something in the human psyche that is deeply wary of snakes. also, many mythologies are connected, either having a common source (all of europe and india and mesopotamian mythologies descend from the same origin) or stories travel and are shared.

[@FoolishPrince]

In my opinion, Mi'lord, a big snake is what everything is: the "ouroboros"/serpent eating it's tail. Everything comes from the earth, and therefore is "earth": yet life can only exist by devouring other forms of that earth, so we are essentially eating ourselves with the transference of one energy into another, both the physical realm and spiritual realm. Born, live, die: the beginning is the end which is the beginning and what you are now is the mediator of that beginning and end. This idea extends even further: for the earth is part of the cosmos, so in a sense, we are nothing but "stardust". The stars are angels, after losing to Micahael the Arc, they were cast to the earth. We are those stars, made manifest in physical form. Eventually will return to our first estate then plummet back down when we burn out. Adam was formed from the earth(dust): the serpent was formed from the earth: Adam sinned and cursed to toil the earth all of his days until dying and return to the earth(dust). The serpent/shining one, was delimbed, cursed to crawl on its belly all of its days eating the dust(earth)= Ouroboros. We are creatures in Limbo, you and I. We were here for the beginning, we are here now and will be there in the end. There is no escape, there is only change and perception: "death" is nothing more than being devoured and your current form/vessel being an end. "Life" is the realization that we are all "one", and when you/I leave the current vessel, it will physically feed and build life, and our spirits/souls/"energy" will find it's place somewhere else back in cycle. Together you, I and everything in Existence are all part of "The one true God" (or the devil, depending on your point of view), an ever expanding and "evolving"/changing form of consciousness. Love yourself, Love others, change what you can and accept what you can't. Because we are all different then we are in fact all the same, and everything is beautiful. "Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh"- I AM THAT I AM 🃏

[@sakilynn]

Dude said, "Apep" and my gamer mind went to the Dendro Dragon in Genshin Impact.

[@kingemo7806]

This whole egyptian series been my favorite on since it started .

[@danielcrase8492]

That was actually uplifting! Thank you!

[@WillowGirl11]

Just ordered the Tartarus poster, need something new for the wall above my bed. Wish I could afford all 3 but I cannot and Greek mythology is my main and most known so gotta go with that one!

[@galdrnixthral6140]

Long time watcher and first off I’m glad we’re back to “and remember Jon shot first.” That being said I have to say in all of the stories I have heard it’s hard to believe we have not touched on more Asian mythology we got the Yokai but there is so much more and I was hoping with the next trip centered in Japan we would see more 🫥

[@chessjames1468]

You're opening line reached me on such a level Cole to my center. 🤘

[@melodycuthbert4840]

You almost had me there. At the end when you started to get deep/serious.

[@KoshTimeStepper]

Apep is a great motivator to be honest, I see it that he was preparing the gods and souls for a greater threat and humans seen him as an evil god like being so they slandered him and weakened him to be slain and reborn. Sure, he was annoyed for some upstart god or goddess to suddenly switch a bright light on while they enjoyed life, but I think he had seen something that would threaten Ancient Egyptian culture and decided to become a 'villain' test the gods and human worshippers for their fidelity....which ultimately failed them. I hate it when my Aspie brain goes off on one, lol.

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

Remember facing the snake in AC Origins?

[@philk8683]

@JonSolo did ever watch stargate and stargate sg1? I actually learned who apophis was in sg1 first 4-5 seasons as he was the main antagonist among goul’d of the series who appeared

[@wendychavez5348]

I knew that an Apophis existed somewhere in the ancient mind, but I learned so much more about him today! I'm probably running around the hearth & hiding behind the firebox next time I know Apophis is around--or maybe a big cube of ice, since that's more likely to slow him down. Thank the gods for internal regulation of temperature!

[@melinaagustina4771]

Hi Jon, now I'm curious why in a lot of ancient cultures, chaos is embodied with serpents/dragons (e.g. Apep, Kaos, the biblical serpent). Can you please dive deep down into why our ancestors tended to use serpents to portray the mythological baddies? Thank you!

[@AxeMan808]

I didn't hear Ptah mentioned once in this entire video regarding the creation of the universe/world.

[@adventurousloner]

I've heard of Apophis because someone in the city I reside named their dog this name. Fun watch...

[@MelodyofTime]

Hope it goes well 🌻 best of luck Jon

[@j.a.shawkins7640]

Hmmm....I like that. Life's not falling apart, Apophis is just taking the w and racking'em up.

[@adogst6534]

I love your use of vine videos 🤣👏👏👏👏 truely amazing flashback

[@changrila]

I have been a Stargate fan for so long… how did I not know who this god is? Thank you 😁

[@IVEmeritus]

Now I wonder if Jormungandr or Apophis would win in a fight.

[@redknight8215]

When I was a kid, my family had lots of history books designed for kids. I remember reading about ancient Egypt a lot because I was fascinated with it. One of the things the book talked about was the belief that solar eclipses were caused by a giant snake eating the sun. I'm guessing that was Apophis, and if so, I want to know what the lore was for the solar eclipse.

[@tonybrown3751]

The kid coming out of the pool was so unnecessary 😂

[@EmadMazharAhmed]

Apopis is like knull from marvel comics. Darkness was his kingdom and hated the celestials when they brought life to his kingdom

[@lv4tmnt90]

I'm so glad to hear that you are an Adventure Time fan. I've wanted to use quotes from the show in your comments but was afraid it wouldn't have been fully appreciated. 😊

[@LaineyBug2020]

I like that his personification is the Milky Way in the night sky.

[@nightmaremoon69]

Thank you for covering this ancient myth

[@greyworld6242]

Please do a video on Tiamat!

[@ericadraw98]

Apophis slightly reminds me of Leviathan, primarly in their serpentine appearance. According to some ancient writings, he too was a primordial being but for some reason God killed his mate, either out of punishment or fear. In other sources, he is the Sin of Envy, one of the Seven Princes in Hell. Speaking of Hell, Jon, wouldn't it be a problem for you to cover up some origins regarding demonic deities like Lucifer, Lilith etc.? I like your videos and I really wanna see how you'll cover them up on your channel. Thx for reading

[@daylagibbons8057]

I hope you feel better soon and no need to be sorry health comes first

[@regiman222]

6:08 So Set wanted to Rule a world of Chaos, Apophis just wanted to destroy it?

[@DZ-DizzyDumm]

Giving very Sauran Melkor vibes. I'm sure Tolkien took plenty of inspiration from Egyptian mythology, so this makes sense

[@pumirya]

Thanks for the content. I always enjoy it and learn something from it.

[@Dragiare]

Learned a bit actually. Just though he really hated Ra

[@SarahToy-d2v]

You should do episodes of the love for three oranges, Richilde and basile’s the raven

[@JulioGanacim]

I keep imagining how the ancient Egyptians reacted to a complete solar eclipse after watching this video.

[@CuriousGreyHedgehog]

I love all your videos. Thanks I had heard of him but not all this info

[@rreed8538]

> Fall. > You are alone, Child. > There is only darkness for you, and only death for your people. These ancients are just the beginning. I will command a great and terrible army and we will sail to a billion worlds. We will sail until every light has been extinguished. > You are strong, Child, but I am beyond strength. > I am the end, and I have come for you, Finn.

[@Errorvirus404]

I heard one story which may or may not be true. It's said that Apophis was the original sun god but Ra overthrew him which is why Apophis tries to eat Ra.

[@mistylover7398]

Wow. Dat sucks.

[@letsbegeeks9456]

Makes sense , the most basic form of conflict is always of power : of before and after , old and new , darkness & light

[@jenniferlonnes7420]

Interesting to hear something I've not heard anything about.

[@pedroedmond3008]

I remember learning about Apophis over a decade ago when they announced the meteor of the same name would come close to hitting the earth in 2029

[@TheAliGonzo]

Who is coming here from the Stargate SG-1 fandom and suddenly so much about the show is starting to make sense?

[@mindwipe8788]

Man’s primordial fears of snakes being expressed in the form of ultimate evils that are out to destroy Order as embodiments of Chaos, though not all mythical serpents are evil take for instance Quetzalcoatl he helped humanity in the pantheon he belonged to.

[@YeenMage]

I know we can't judge cultures that live in a different time than us, but the Egyptians are way better in their methods of empowering and sustaining the Sun unlike the Aztec or Mayas - no human sacrifices of hearts required, only spells and magic texts.

[@jakobraahauge7299]

I love when you go analytical, and splash us with some literary theory! You're so handsome - I guess I'd enjoy watching you count the numbers from 1 to a million 😂

[@darkabyss7069]

I'm a big fan of mythological snake deities and Apophis is easily one of my favorites

[@mistylover7398]

🐍

[@icollectstories5702]

Gotta feel for Apophis Who Must Not Be Named, who just wants to be left alone. Like really, really alone.

[@mothermovementa]

😭

[@cecilevuurpijl]

I did know of apophis from stargate sg1 but like most tv shows the info was ... yeah... for entertaiment only I guess? . When I tried to learn more about him I was overwhelmed by the conflicting information and names (so many names to remember). So, Thank you for this video❤

[@BennyLlama39]

Jon: "But Cartoon Network doesn't understand what Fair Use is..." Me: I'm pretty sure KZbin's just as guilty. 😒

[@jpxfrd154]

Remember the stakes miniseries from adventure time? All the vampires are based on tarot cards. So you could do a video about that.

[@brianclittle1593]

Did we ever think that he could have just wanted a nap and our sun is like someone walking in the room and turning the light on and walking out. I’m just saying he kind of has a point to be mad. Maybe we should try talking it out. He might be cool.

[@grimgoo1888]

I'm going to be completely honest with you The only Egyptian gods I know are the ones that were in Yu-Gi-Oh I've never heard of this guy before but he's so darn interesting

[@MyLadyPanda]

Sometimes doom scrolling and pizza rolls is as good as it gets some days :3 And yes, zoos DO cremate elephants.

[@icollectstories5702]

12:30 This episode should have been sponsored by a counseling service.

[@DinoRubble]

Jon, are you suggesting that Stargate SG-1 lied to me?!?

[@ecniray]

Do you think the Egyptians chose Apophis as a cobra and made him a being before creation because, before the civilization of Egypt existed, cobras most likely were one of the biggest dangers to people when everything was chaotic? It was a creature you should look for but not a high priority because there were worse things to worry about in the chaos. But when Egpyt was starting to form, there was order in the chaos, but cobras don't do; their nature is chaos, and they thrive in chaos. So they made Apophis to be killed on sight to make everyone aware of venomous snakes coming and killing them on sight. Just a thought not concrete or based on any fact

[@thelastkelpie]

Not me needing a name for my new male Carpet Python who is feisty!! 😅 I also name all my pythons after gods so this might work 🤔

[@avathememelegends1293]

Jon solo, can you do a video series on the 72 demons of the ars goetia & king solomon?

[@sygilloux-v2]

wait was the cat not Bastet?

[@keeganmars4500]

Been seein alot of Apophis in dreams lately.

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks Jon 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@android7764]

I can't wait until you make that video with all of the Egyptian creation myths! 😱

[@TheQuestionmarkstudi]

I mostly know about Apophis from Assassin’s Creed Origins, and you battle him with just a bow and arrow. Wild scene that was..

[@loganclarke1287]

Aphopis is one of my favourite gods i even has a snake named after him

[@36inc]

Apophis. UH PAH fus . i vaguely remember him being like Egypt's nyx bvut i mostly remember the name for the asteroid scientists named after it.

[@Raian_Kure_TheTaboo]

Spans back to Ancient Greece even further back to Atlantis before and after the sinking Heka Hecate days of Solomon

[@stefhonsmith6547]

Oh man this was fascinating to listened to.