Anubis, the God of the Underworld.
An Egyptian Dog And Is Sometimes Referred As A Jackal Headed God.
The jars are called canopy jars and each one were charged with safekeeping a particular human organ (or organs). Duamutef - the jackal-headed god protected the stomach in his jar. Qebehsenuaf - the falcon-headed god protected the intestines in his jar. Hapi - the baboon-headed god protected the lungs in his jar. Imseti - the human-headed god protected the liver in his jar.
The 4 sons of HorusThe liver was protected by the man-headed ImsetyThe lungs were protected by the baboon-headed HapiThe stomach was protected by the jackal-headed DuamutefThe intestines were protected by the falcon-headed Qebehsenue
Duamutef was jackal-headed in appearance and his association(s)/role was Canopic; stomach and upper intestines; east.
Anubis, the God of the Underworld.
An Egyptian Dog And Is Sometimes Referred As A Jackal Headed God.
The ancient Egyptian deity that was considered a dog or jackal-headed god of embalming and tomb-caretaker is Anubis.
The jars are called canopy jars and each one were charged with safekeeping a particular human organ (or organs). Duamutef - the jackal-headed god protected the stomach in his jar. Qebehsenuaf - the falcon-headed god protected the intestines in his jar. Hapi - the baboon-headed god protected the lungs in his jar. Imseti - the human-headed god protected the liver in his jar.
The Jackal headed Anubis is the God of the dead
The 4 sons of HorusThe liver was protected by the man-headed ImsetyThe lungs were protected by the baboon-headed HapiThe stomach was protected by the jackal-headed DuamutefThe intestines were protected by the falcon-headed Qebehsenue
Anubis, is the Egyptian god of the underworld. He is depicted as a jackal headed man. To correctly render Anubis, use the Egyptian style (shoulders in full front, body and limbs in profile) to draw your figure. Then add a jackal head in profile.
Anubis, the jackal-headed God of Egyptian mythology, is a psychopomp, that is, he guides the souls of the recently departed to the land of the dead.
Anubis baboon
The four sons of Horus were a group of four gods in Egyptian religion, who were essentially the personifications of the four canopic jars, which accompanied mummified bodies. Imsety in human form, protected the liver. Hapi in baboon form, protected the lungs. Duamutef in jackal form, protected the stomach. Qebehsenuef in hawk form, protected the large intestines.
Duamutef was jackal-headed in appearance and his association(s)/role was Canopic; stomach and upper intestines; east.
Anubis was the Egyptian God of mummification and the afterlife in Egyptian mythology. He was a jackal-headed god, with a human body. Anubis is also known as Inpu, Anup, Anpu and Ienpw.