The Egyptian jackal, which may have been the inspiration for the Egyptian god Anubis, is actually not a jackal at all but a member of the wolf family. New genetic research in the open-access journal PLoS ONE finds that the Egyptian jackal is Africa's only member of the gray wolf family. 26 янв. 2011 г.
What Egyptian god is a wolf?
This deity appears in the Temple of Seti I at Abydos. In later Egyptian art, Wepwawet was depicted as a wolf or a jackal, or as a man with the head of a wolf or a jackal. Even when considered a jackal, Wepwawet usually was shown with grey, or white fur, reflecting his lupine origins.
What creature is Anubis?
Anubis was an ancient Egyptian god of the dead, represented as a jackal or a man with the head of a jackal.
What type of wolf is Anubis?
Anubis, an intrepid Mexican gray wolf whose travels from eastern New Mexico to northern Arizona last year earned him fame, was shot and killed Sunday west of Flagstaff.
What was the first werewolf legend?
One of the earliest known werewolf legends comes from Greek mythology. According to the legend, a man named Lycaon angered Zeus, the Lord of the Gods, when he served Zeus a meal made from human flesh. As punishment, the enraged Zeus turned Lycaon into a wolf.
