All ancient cultures have different variations of myths or stories about their gods and monsters.
In many of these legends, the dragon is the enemy of a god or gods. The dragon is defeated and killed by the hero or dragon-slayer in the majority of these tales. In the ancient West, there were different civilizations, each with their own religions, legends, and dragons, but the common thread of an evil dragon being killed by the hero is the uniting theme of them all. As in many other ancient cultures, dragons were symbols of evil to the Egyptians. According to Egyptian mythology, Apep was an enormous serpent who lives in the waters of the Nile River.