Anubis is the Greek name for the god of death, mummification, afterlife, tombs, and the underworld in the ancient Egyptian religion. It is usually depicted as a dog or a man with a dog's head. Archaeologists have concluded that the animal that was revered as Anubis was an Egyptian canine, the African jackal. 13 окт. 2020 г.
Is a Anubis a dog?
Anubis was an ancient Egyptian god of the dead, represented as a jackal or a man with the head of a jackal.
Is Anubis real?
Anubis is one of the most frequently depicted and mentioned gods in the Egyptian pantheon, however no relevant myth involved him.
Is Anubis a dog or wolf?
FACTS & FUN. The Egyptian jackal, which may have been the inspiration for the god Anubis, is actually not a jackal at all but a wolf! Originally classified as a type of golden jackal, genetic research has shown that this animal is, in fact, close kin to the European and North American gray wolf.
What animal is Anubis based on?
Anubis was a jackal-headed deity who presided over the embalming process and accompanied dead kings in the afterworld.