Anubis

American

[uh-noo-bis, uh-nyoo-] / əˈnu bɪs, əˈnyu- /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.

Anubis British

/ əˈnjuːbɪs /

noun

Egyptian myth a deity, a son of Osiris, who conducted the dead to judgment. He is represented as having a jackal's head and was identified by the Greeks with Hermes

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The seemingly weathered walls in this gallery feature simulated gaps that reveal flickering video images of such Tut-related relics as a statue of Anubis, the dog-headed god of death.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

In this photograph, Burton uses hidden lighting to produce a deliberately eerie and dramatic effect, spotlighting the shrine of god Anubis.

From BBC • May 10, 2022

A wolf named Anubis was killed earlier this month in the Kaibab National Forest near Flagstaff.

From Washington Times • Jan. 29, 2022

The jackal is associated with Anubis, god of death; the falcon with Horus, god of the sky; the hippopotamus with Taweret, goddess of fertility.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2021

And last of all came the two high priests of Anubis, carrying on a flower-strewn plank the dead body of Prince Pete-ho-tep.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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