Also called Baba, Bebon, Bull of the Baboons.
Their story
Babi was the dominant male among the baboons, a violent power who lived on human entrails and guarded a lake of fire in the underworld. The dead hoped to avoid him, and Book of the Dead spell 125 names him among the dangers. Yet his strength could also be turned to protection and to the dead man's own virility. In The Contendings of Horus and Seth he insults the sun god, telling him his shrine is empty.
Best times to give to them
- nightfall
What they like being given
- water
- bread
- strong incense
How to honour them
- Approach with caution and respect, as he is a dangerous power who can also protect.
How they can help you
- protection against danger
- confronting aggression
- vitality
Symbols
- baboon
- erect phallus
Sources
- The Contendings of Horus and Seth (Papyrus Chester Beatty I)
- Book of the Dead, Spell 125
- Pyramid Texts
More Egyptian gods
- Osiris Lord of the afterlife and new growth
- Horus The falcon, protector of the rightful king
- Ra The sun who sails the sky
- Thoth Scribe of the gods, lord of wisdom
- Anubis Guardian and guide of the dead
- Khonsu The Traveller, the moon who heals
- Amun The hidden king of the gods at Thebes
- Ptah Creator by word and patron of craftsmen