La Imfezi yaseyiphutha inokubaluleka okukhulu kwi IYiputa yamandulo, apho yayisetyenziswa njengophawu lukaFaro, ikwayimelwe uthixokazi Wadjet. Xa ezinye iinyoka zazimela inyoka yentsomi u-Apophis, i-cobra ifanekisela iLanga.
I-Apophis okanye i-Apep, kwiintsomi zase-Egypt zimelwe kwiintsomi amandla amabi eDuat kunye nobumnyama. Yayiyinyoka enkulu kwaye engenakonakala, umsebenzi wayo yayikukuphazamisa uhambo ngeeyure zobusuku zesikhephe esilingwa Ra, ukumthintela ukuba afike kumhla omtsha. Ukwenza oku wayenokusebenzisa iindlela ezahlukeneyo: wahlasela isikhephe ngokuthe ngqo okanye wajija-jika kulangazelelo lwakhe lokubanga isanti apho inqanawa yawela khona. Injongo yayo yayikukwaphula Maat, "i-cosmic order."
AmaYiputa ayenenkolelo yokuba xa isibhakabhaka sidaywe sabomvu, kungenxa yamanxeba abangelwa nguApophis. Bakwatolika ukuba ukusithwa kwelanga yimveliso yongenelelo lwabo kumlo owawuseDuat.
Zonke iinyoka zazithathwa njengezingcwele kunye nokuzalwa ngokutsha kuka-Apophis, ngaphandle kwecobra, kwakumele iLanga.