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This aggressive baboon god of the Egyptians lives on human entrails. In the Afterlife, when the deceased’s heart is being weighed in the heart ceremony in the Hall of Two Truths, and when it is decided that wherever the deceased will be able to enter paradise, it is necessary to invoke spells to ward off the attentions of Babi. However, in this life, Babi will help defend against snakes and control turbulent waters. In the cosmic scheme of things, Babi has the ability to control darkness and he can open up the sky for the pharaoh because Babi’s phallus is the bolt locking the doors of heaven. (See baboon.)