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Definition of Anubis
1. Noun. Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal.
Definition of Anubis
1. n. An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.
Definition of Anubis
1. Proper noun. (Egyptian mythology) In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anubis
Literary usage of Anubis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1878)
"SB] Anubis may be considered to answer to death, in a good sense, as the departure
of the soul from the body, on its way to a better state, and applied only ..."
2. A Second Series of the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1841)
"Apuleius * calls " Anubis the interpreter of the Gods of heaven and of Hades,
... But in this description we discover the union of Anubis and Thoth, ..."
3. The Metropolitan (1836)
"ON THE ORIGIN OF THE EGYPTIAN GOD, Anubis, AND OF THE TWELVE MONTHS OF THE ...
We purpose to show the origin of this worship of Anubis, or the Dog star, ..."
4. The Land of the Monuments: Notes of Egyptian Travel by Joseph Pollard (1898)
"The god of the city was Anpu, Anubis, or i^. ... Anubis may be considered to
answer to death in a good sense, as the departure of the soul from the body on ..."
5. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1872)
"128), and Champneys (Anubis,' Journal of Anat.' 1871, p. 176). In comparing the
latter paper with my description, the following points may be noticed in ..."
6. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William George Smith (1849)
"It is however a remarkable fact, that, notwithstanding this, the name of Anubis
is not expressly mentioned by any writer previous to the age of Augustus ..."
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