Anubis

American  

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

noun

Egyptian Religion.

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

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Anubis British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Young, an Army veteran who has been teaching for 14 years in Colorado, most recently was the range manager at Cherry Creek State Park, where he met Anubis Heru, another instructor at 1770.

From Washington Times

Surrounding the remains of the boy king are murals depicting him as a divinity; he enters the afterlife in the company of Anubis and Osiris and Nut.

From New York Times

The Egyptian god Anubis was sometimes said to have a jackal’s head.

From New York Times

Their keen senses also led them to be represented as Anubis, the deity who guides the dead into the underworld.

From New York Times

The first Family Crate will be themed “family staycation” and features crate exclusive Mask of the Pharaoh, which was originally manufactured by Japan’s Gift Ten Industry and called Mask of Anubis.

From The Verge