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Anubis

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

noun

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


Anubis

/ əˈnjuːbɪs /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Finally, the set even includes a rare, 21-minute audio interview with Jones and the 16mm uncorrected work print version of the film that was then titled “Night of Anubis.”

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.

A statue of Anubis, the jackal god of the dead, is the subject of this drawing by Carter, which includes notes and measurements.

From BBC

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

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

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