AkerThis is a featured page  Aker (also known as Akeru) was an
ancient Egyptian earth god and the deification of the horizon.
He guarded the eastern and western borders of the netherworld
and protected the sun god Ra when he first entered the
netherworld at sunset and again when he returned to the world of
the living at sunrise and bore the sun on his back through the
underworld. He also welcomed the dead Pharaoh into the
underworld. He defended the sun god from the serpent Apep
(Apophis) and was considered to be able to neutralize a snake
bite. In his role as a protective deity, twin lion statues
representing Aker were placed at the doors of palaces and tombs
to protect against evil spirits, a practice adopted by both the
Greeks and Romans. Aker double line king  However, Aker in his
plural form (Akeru) was more aggressive and dangerous. The Akeru
are very ancient, possibly even older than Geb. The Pyramid
Texts express the wish that each person will escape the clutches
of the earth gods and specifically sta