Look up: anubis

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   Anubis
   ancient Egyptian god of death, Anubis assisted in the funerary rites of the dead used to assure admittance of the dead into the underworld; worshipped as the god of mummification, it was said that Anubis invented the process of embalming in order to preserve the body of Osiris who was briefly resurrected by Isis; Anubis is portrayed as a black dog who accompanies Isis or as a man with a jackal`s head who holds a specter.
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   Anubis
   A jackal headed god. Guardian of the necropolis.
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   Anubis
   Anubis (Anepo) was an ancient Egyptian god. He was the son of Osiris and Isis. He was depicted as having the head of a jackal. He guided the souls of the dead from this world into the next. He also weighed the actions of the deceased in the presence of Osiris.
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   Anubis
   [n] - jackal-headed god of tombs
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   Anubis
   In Egyptian mythology, the jackal-headed god of the dead, son of Osiris. Anubis presided over the funeral cult, including the weighing of the heart and embalming, and led the dead to judgement. ...
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   Anubis
   A·nu'bis noun [ Latin ] (Myth.) An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.
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   Anubis
   noun an Egyptian god of tombs that has the head of a jackal; conducted dead persons to judgment
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   Anubis
   `Anubis` is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology whose hieroglyphic version is more accurately spelled `Anpu` (also `Ano-Oobist`, `Anoubis`, `Anupu`, `Anbu`, `Wip`, `Ienpw`, `Inepu`, `Yinepu`, `Inpu`, or `Inpw`). He is also known as `Sekhem Em Pet`. Prayers to Anubis have been found carved on the most ancient tombs in Egypt; indeed, the Unas text (line 70) associates him with the Eye of Horus. He serv...
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   Anubis
   ancient Egyptian god of the dead, represented by a jackal or the figure of a man with the head of a jackal. In the Early Dynastic period and the Old ...
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    Anubis
    Anubis (unOO'bis) , Egyptian god of the dead. He presided over the embalming of the dead and is represented as a dog-headed or jackal-headed man.
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