Anubis

The god of funerary rites, protector of graves, and guide to the underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head. Also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian. [Anubis, Wikipedia, ret. 07/25/2024]

The Eyes of the Mummy narrator thought that myths of animal-headed gods, such as Anubis, might be allegories of remote times when primal earth held such monstrosities due to evolutionary mutations [RB Mummy]. An Egyptian cult of priest-sorcerers viewed their gods, including Anubis, as the representatives of actual Hidden Beings—monstrous beast-men who shambled on Earth in primal days [RB Fane]. According to the Daemonolorum, there was a sect of Egypt which believed that their gods, including Anubis, could assume human form [RB Brood]. According to Saracenic Rituals, Anubis was one of a number of strange hybrids who walked the earth when it was young; gigantic, lumbering creatures-half-beast, half-man [RB Sebek].

Anubis is the Opener of the Way, jackal-headed god who guards cryptic Karneter, and holds the keys to Life and Death. He is not a friend of those who rule. He stands in shadows, for he is the Keeper of Mysteries. It is written that an evil priest called the Master carved the first statue of the true form of Anubis; and that the statue now guards the Master's tomb. Archeologists Ronald Barton and Peter Barton discovered the tomb and found two images of Anubis. The first was a silver symbol on a door, with the heads of seven principal Egyptian gods: Osiris, Isis, Ra, Bast, Thoth, Set, and Anubis. The body appeared to be constantly changing, appearing variously as a mass of serpents, an array of vampiric flowers, a jumble of silver skulls, or a pattern of stars and planets. Beyond the door, the Bartons found a twelve-foot tall jackal-headed statue of Anubis. Ronald Barton hypnotized himself so his soul could enter the statue and open the way to the tomb of the Master. However, his body died in the process. When his grief-stricken son Peter assaulted the statue, it slew him. [RB Opener]

The Probilski Foundation had a statue of jackal-headed Anubis. [RB Strange]

Aka: Opener of the Way.

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