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anubis

/əˈnubɪs/

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What does anubis mean?

proper noun

  1. In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal.

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/əˈnubɪs/

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The Egyptians said that their god Anubis was an antediluvian, and it "wrote annals before the Flood."
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032
A few young monkeys and one old Anubis baboon alone took no notice of the snake.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
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One of the Egyptian deities--Anubis--is described as having the form and body of a man, but with a dog's head.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478
Her country gods, the monsters of the sky, Great Neptune, Pallas, and Love’s Queen defy: The dog Anubis barks, but barks in vain, Nor longer dares oppose th’ ethereal train.
VirgilThe AeneidTranslated by John DrydenProject Gutenberg ebook #228
The Egyptian religion was full of such divinities--the jackal-headed Anubis, the ram-headed Ammon, the bull-fronted Osiris, or Muth, queen of darkness, clad in a vulture's skin; Minos and the Minotaur in Crete; in Greece, Athena with an owl's head, or Herakles masked in the hide and jaws of a monstrous lion.
Edward CarpenterPagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and MeaningProject Gutenberg ebook #1561