anubis
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1. anubis - Noun
2. Anubis - Proper noun
Meaning
An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.
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Anubis frowned. He locked his very nice eyes with mine. "You're not dead.” "No,” I said. "Though we're trying awfully hard.
I should've been very cross with Anubis. Kissing me without permission-the nerve!
In person, if possible, Anubis was even more drop-dead gorgeous. [Oh... ha, ha. I didn't catch the pun, but thank you, Carter. God of the dead, drop-dead gorgeous. Yes, hilarious. Now, may I continue? ].
Silence, Set!” cries Anubis. "Don't listen to him, Madrak. He sees your weakness, as he sees the weaknesses of all things he encounters. He seeks to draw you onto a battlefield of another sort, one where you struggle against yourself, to be beaten by the guilt he has contrived for you. Ignore him!
By weighing the heart of a deceased person against Ma'at (or "truth"), who was often represented as an ostrich feather, Anubis dictated the fate of souls.
Amongst these mortuary texts, at the beginning of the 4th dynasty, is found: "An offering the king gives and Anubis".