Anubis

[ uh-noo-bis, uh-nyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Egyptian Religion.

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

Anubis

/ əˈnjuːbɪs /

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

Winckelmann, says: Those with the figures or heads of Serapis or Anubis incised upon them are of this period.

I reminded Anubis of this: and moreover I told him, what he ought to be aware of, that Melanops did honour to his relationship.

A few young monkeys and one old Anubis baboon alone took no notice of the snake.

In Ancient Egypt the dog-headed god Anubis was the guide and protector of souls.

Anubis, the jackal, or dog-headed protector of the dead, presides over the process of embalming.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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