Anubis is not a cat. Anubis is associated with the jackal and is usually depicted as a man with a jackal's head.
Is Anubis a dog or cat?
Anubis, also called Anpu, ancient Egyptian god of the dead, represented by a jackal or the figure of a man with the head of a jackal. In the Early Dynastic period and the Old Kingdom, he enjoyed a preeminent (though not exclusive) position as lord of the dead, but he was later overshadowed by Osiris.
What animal is a Anubis?
Egyptian civilization - Gods and goddesses - Anubis. Anubis was a jackal-headed deity who presided over the embalming process and accompanied dead kings in the afterworld. When kings were being judged by Osiris, Anubis placed their hearts on one side of a scale and a feather (representing Maat) on the other.
Does Anubis have the head of a cat?
Anubis was often depicted as having the body of a human but the head of a jackal or wolf. This mythological figure had evidently filtered down into the religion of the Felis sapiens millions of years later, although fittingly they believed that Anubis had the head of a cat instead of a dog.
What Egyptian god is a cat?
Bastet is probably the best-known feline goddess from Egypt. Initially depicted as a lioness, Bastet assumed the image of a cat or a feline-headed woman in the 2nd millennium BCE. Although she combined both nurturing and violent qualities, her shielding and motherly aspects typically were emphasized.
