“... The Egyptians had a curse on the serpent Apophis, which was performed daily in the temple of Amon-Re to aid in the victory of the sun god Re over the serpent who tried to prevent his rising every morning, and who threatened to destroy his vessel as it sailed into the netherworld at sunset. In this curse, Apophis is “that evil enemy,” of whom Re says, I have commanded that a curse be cast upon him; I have consumed his bones; I have annihilated his soul in the course of every day; I have cut his vertebrae at his neck, severed with a knife which hacked up his flesh and pierced into his hide. ... His children are not. ... His egg shall not last, nor shall his seed be knit together. ... He is fallen and overthrown. The curse is also usable against the enemies of Pharaoh, whose names may be written down along with Apophis on the curse which is to be written out every day, trampled on with the left foot, and burned in the fire. Thus, unlike the Ugaritic material, but like the biblical curse on the serpent (as I am interpreting it), human enemies are connected with the wicked serpent opponent of God, and both are to be crushed under foot. The god Seth, riding in the vessel with Re, is also involved in repulsing Apophis; he makes a Genesis 3:15-like declaration to Apophis: “Your head is crushed, O Groundling.” ...”