Mehen coils his serpentine body around the shrine of Ra's solar barque each night, forming a living magical shield that protects the sun god during his perilous journey through the Duat.
Mehen, the great coiling serpent, wraps his body around Ra's cabin in the solar barque to shield the sun god, directly opposing Apophis as serpent against serpent through the perilous hours of the night.
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