Anubis

Pantheon: Egyptian, Roman
Titles: Protector and Judge of the Dead, Lord of the Divine Kingdom, Guardian of the Underworld
Alternate Names/Spellings: Anpu, Sekhem Em Pet, Sekhem Taui
Gender: Male

Anubis is the better known name of the God the Egyptians knew as Anpu. He is the god of Animals, Cemetaries, Death, Embalming, Magic, and Wisdom. Anubs is the son on Nephthys and Osiris. His sacred animals include dogs, dolphins, fish, and jackals. Opals and pearls are sacred to him, as is the direction of West.

In art, Anubis usually appears as a jackal-headed man, or as a jackal crouching on the ground. The Romans portrayed him as being dog-headed.

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