Anubis

ANUBIS definition and meaning anubus Egyptian god of tombs and ruler of the underworld; usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal anubus The cult of Anubis remained popular throughout the Greek and Roman periods We often see him in the generic role of divine protector in medical amulets,

anubus ANUBIS , an Egyptian deity , called in hieroglyphs Anepu or Anup , and in Coptic , Anob or Anoub It ap- pears from the hieroglyphic legends that he was