About this deity
Anubis (Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ) was an Egyptian deity often associated with funerary rituals and the underworld.
Also known as
AnubisInpuAnpuAnoupἌνουβις (Ancient Greek)inpw (Archaic Egyptian)𒀀𒈾𒉺 ("A.NA.PA"; Akkadian cuneiform)ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ (Coptic)"Lord of the Sacred Land""First of the Westerners"
Parent belief system
Egyptian Religion · Polytheistic · 8 mythsThe religion of ancient Egypt represents a cultural identity that lasted from ca. 3500 BCE to 300 CE, and included hundreds of myths, deities, and customs.
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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Anubis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 27 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/758. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)
OMNIKA (2020, June 27). Anubis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/758
CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Anubis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 27, 2020. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/758.
Bibliography
Hart, George. The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. 2nd edition. New York, NY: Routledge, 2005.
Müller, Wilhelm M., and James G. Scott. The Mythology of All Races / Volume XII, Egyptian and Indo-Chinese. Vol. 12, The Mythology of All Races: In Thirteen Volumes. Edited by Louis H. Gray and George F. Moore. Boston, MA: Marshall Jones Company, 1918.
