The Duat was the region through which the sun god Ra traveled from west to east each night, and it was where he battled Apophis, who embodied the primordial chaos which the sun had to defeat in order to rise each morning and bring order back to the earth.
Duat merupakan tempat di mana dewa matahari Ra melakukan perjalanan dari barat ke timur setiap malam, dan di sanalah ia bertempur melawan Apophis, perwujudan kekacauan yang harus dibinasakan oleh sang matahari agar ia dapat terbit setiap pagi dan membawa ketertiban kembali ke bumi.