Statue of the god Anubis

Anubis Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster anubus What was Anubis's role in ancient Egyptian mythology? Anubis played a crucial role as the guardian and guide of souls in the afterlife He 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

anubus Anubis is the protector of the gates to the Underworld, Osiris replaced him as the god of the dead He looks like a man with the head of a Pharaoh Hound,