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Anubis
Alternatively called Anpu.
Egyptian deity with the
head of a jackal or dog and the body of a human. It leads souls of the dead to
the underworld and helped Osiris at his final judgment. Anubis' particular
concern is with the funeral cult and the care of the dead and he is often
considered the inventor of embalming.
Regarded as benevolent and good, Anubis was
present in the underworld (Duat) at the weighing of the dead person's soul or
heart, and was also at home in the heavenly sky realms of Ra.
The worship of Anubis was very ancient,
probably even older than the worship of Osiris. Anubis was the local deity of
Abydos and
was also worshiped at
Lycopolis and other cities. Although the god's name is
translated in texts as Anubis, this is actually the Greek
form of the Egyptian name Anpu. Greeks and Romans
continued the worship of the god in classical times. There was a votive to him in Rome,
and the Latin writers
Plutarch and
Apuleuis mention him in their works.
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Sources: Article is scheduled to be reviewed.
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