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Egyptian jackal-headed god
Answer for the clue "Egyptian jackal-headed god ", 6 letters:
anubis
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Anubis is a genus of longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae .
Usage examples of anubis.
Every day that he had the chance, Anubis left the palace and traveled out to the land of the mortals, always careful to have that day one of his attendant jackals pheal at the break of dawn.
According to the mythology, the god of death, Anubis, had a daughter who represented the purifying waters in the afterlife.
All the while Anubis ate and listened, slowly noticing under all the cheerful talk the actual loneliness of the man.
Yet when Thoth came into the light, his hand resting upon his staff, the expression he gave Anubis was slightly puzzled, not angry.
Right then and there Hathor decided it was about time that Anubis learn his next lesson.
She was forced to bide her time for a while, as it was several days before Anubis went out again.
Taking on her own form, but invisible to both of them, she reached over her shoulder to select an arrow, whipping it forward and fitting it to her bow, aiming it at Anubis, and firing, all in less than a second.
It was Khebit, though, who did most of the talking, as Anubis could say very little of where he came from.
But please, stop your worrying for Anubis, and just let nature take its course.
Finally, somewhat angry that he had to do so, Anubis turned and slowly walked away, leaving her alone in the clearing.
It was about a month or two after they had first met that the early evening found Anubis and Khebit watching the sunset again.
She was just reaching up to knock on his door when it flew open, and she and Anubis found themselves staring at each other.
For a long time Anubis did nothing else but lie there, weeping and agonizing over what could have possibly gone wrong.
Every time she had seen him he had stared at Anubis in that same strange way.
Nephthys left Kebehut in the care of Hathor in order to attend, to see how Anubis would fare.