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by Micha F. Lindemans

An Egyptian demonic god, believed to live on human entrails. He attended the ceremony of the Weighing of the Heart in the Hall of the Two Truths where he and Ammit devoured the souls deemed unworthy. Babi was associated with sexual prowess in the afterlife and was portrayed as a baboon with an erect penis. His penis was also depicted being used as the mast of the underworld ferry.