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View Name: Anubis


ANUBIS
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: ə-NOO-bis (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Greek form of Egyptian Anpu which possibly means "royal child". Anubis was the Egyptian god who led the dead to the underworld. He was often depicted as a man with the head of a jackal.
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