Anubis
[uh-noo-bis, uh-nyoo-]
- the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
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As far back as we can see, Hathor is a cow, and Horus a hawk, and Anubis a jackal.
History of ReligionAllan Menzies
The right half—“the well-deserved of Anubis, Usrtsn, son of Srtuy (?)”
El KabJ.E. Quibell
Abydos was also the centre of the worship of Anubis, an animal-deity of the dead, the jackal who prowls round the tombs at night.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent DiscoveryL.W. King and H.R. Hall
Only the dog-headed Anubis seemed to stare and nod mysteriously.
Under the Witches' MoonNathan Gallizier
Anubis was particularly worshipped at Lycopolis, Abt, and elsewhere.
Myths and Legends of Ancient EgyptLewis Spence
Anubis
- 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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Word Origin and History for anubis
Anubis
jackal-headed god of Egyptian religion, from Greek Anoubis, from Egyptian Anpu.
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