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Anubis as a jackal perched atop a tomb, symbolizing his protection of the necropolis. Anubis (/ ə ˈ nj uː b ɪ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian (Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ, romanized: Anoup), is the god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine ...
Jackals are canids native to Africa and Eurasia. While the word "jackal" has historically been used for many canines of the subtribe canina, in modern use it most commonly refers to three species: the closely related black-backed jackal ( Lupulella mesomelas) and side-striped jackal ( Lupulella adusta) of sub-Saharan Africa, and the golden ...
The characteristic of cynocephaly, or cynocephalus ( / saɪnoʊˈsɛfəli / ), having the head of a canid, typically that of a dog or jackal, is a widely attested mythical phenomenon existing in many different forms and contexts. The literal meaning of cynocephaly is "dog-headedness"; however, that this refers to a human body with a dog head is ...
In Egyptian mythology, Wepwawet ( hieroglyphic wp-w3w.t; also rendered Upuaut, Wep-wawet, Wepawet, Apuat, and Ophois) was originally a deity of funerary rites, war, and royalty association, whose cult centre was Asyut in Upper Egypt (Lycopolis in the Greco-Roman period ). His name means opener of the ways and he is often depicted as a wolf ...
Ancient Egypt portal. v. t. e. Anput is a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion. Her name is written in hieroglyphs as jnpwt (reconstructed in Middle Egyptian as /ʔan.ˈpa.wat/ or /jan.ˈpa.wat/). [1] In English, her name also is rendered as Anupet, Input, Inpewt, and Yineput. [1] As the female counterpart of her husband, Anubis, who was known ...
The Set-animal, Sha, after an original by E. A. Wallis Budge. [2] [page needed] In ancient Egyptian art, the Set animal, or sha, is the totemic animal of the god Set. Because Set was identified with the Greek monster Typhon, the animal is also commonly known as the Typhonian animal or Typhonic beast . Unlike other totemic animals, the Set ...
The four sons of Horus were a group of four deities in ancient Egyptian religion who were believed to protect deceased people in the afterlife. Beginning in the First Intermediate Period of Egyptian history ( c. 2181–2055 BC), Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef were especially connected with the four canopic jars that housed the internal ...
Canis aureus indicus. Hodgson, 1833 [1] Canis aureus indicus range (blue) The Indian jackal ( Canis aureus indicus ), also known as the Himalayan jackal, is a subspecies of golden jackal native to Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Burma and Nepal. Its karyotype is quite different (2N=78; NF=84) from that of its Eurasian and African counterparts (2N=80).