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drowned in the pool of the firmament, where thy father has ordered thee to 
be cut up. Back, block of stone, thy destruction is ordered for thee by 
ruth (Thmei). The precursors of Apophis, the accusers of the sun are 
o verthrown.” 
23. Thus baffled, the terrible serpent would withdraw; but 
he is not thus to escape punishment, for the deceased, 
assuming the character of each of the lesser gods in turn, 
assists them to loosen the ropes from the back of the sun, anc 
therewith to bind the Apophis. Other deities, with snares 
Fig. 68. The gods holding Apophis back. (Sar. Oimen.) 
and nets, search the celestial lake in pursuit of the hideous 
reptile (fig. 68), whom at last they find, and whose struggles 
Fig. 69. The hand of Amun restraining the malevolence of Apophis. (Sar. Oimen.) 
would overturn the boat of the sun, and immerse the deities 
in the water, if it were not for an enormous mystic hand 
(fig. 69) (that of Amun), which, suddenly arising from the 
Fig. 70. Another vignette representing the same subject. (Sar. Oimen.) 
depths below, seizes the rope, and thus secures the Evil 
One (fie-. 70). Once fastened, Horus wounds the snake m 
the head with his spear,* while the deceased and the 
* Here the mythic contests of Vishnu and the great serpent Galiya, in 
Hindu theology, will at once occur to the recollection of the reader. 
