a deity, a son of Osiris, who conducted the dead to judgment. He is represented as having a jackal's head and was identified by the Greeks with Hermes
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A•nu•bis
(ə no̅o̅′bis, ə nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. [Egyptian Religion.]
- Eastern Religionsthe god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
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