Apophis

English Apep 99942 + Alternative forms en Apopis Etymology From en grc Ἄποφις, a borrowing from en egy ꜥꜣpp altered after grc ὄφις snake. Pronunciation The pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is probably more common, but the version with initial stress is based on the Latin pronunciation and may be older. en /ˈæpəfɪs/ /əˈpɒfɪs/ RP en /ˈæpəfəs/ /əˈpɑfəs/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Apophis.wav US Proper noun thumb|Apophis astronomical/astrological symbol en Egyptian god An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night. en Apep en astronomy An asteroid that formerly had a high risk of collision with Earth. en Kenneth Chang Bye-Bye, Bennu: NASA Heads Back to Earth With Asteroid Stash in Tow The New York Times 2021-05-10 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/science/nasa-osiris-rex-asteroid.html 0362-4331 The spacecraft’s navigators have worked out a trajectory that would take it to the asteroid Apophis in April 2029, just after that object, a bit smaller than Bennu, zips within an uncomfortably close but still safe 20,000 miles from Earth. https://web.archive.org/web/20251004022803/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/science/nasa-osiris-rex-asteroid.html 4 October 2025 Derived terms en Apophian Translations an evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night Arabic: ar أبوفيس m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 阿佩普 Āpèipǔ, cmn 阿波菲斯 Ābōfēisī Czech: cs Apop m Egyptian: ꜥꜣpp m aA:p*p-I14 French: fr Apophis m German: de Apophis, de Aphophis Marathi: mr आपोफिस m Persian: fa آپوفیس âpôfis, fa آپپ âpep Portuguese: pt Apófis m Russian: ru Апо́п m, ru Апе́п m, ru Апо́фис m Spanish: es Apofis m See also Latin: la Apophis, la Aphophis Further reading Apopis, britannica.com Apophis,(Apopis*10) Anagrams en ahiopps popiahs en Asteroids Egyptian deities