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What is the egyptian god name half human and half fox?

There is no Egyptian god that is half human and half fox in the meaning of their name. The god Anubis was often depicted with the head of a jackal or wolf; in Japan there is a fox god/goddess called Inari.


What is the imaginary Egyptian beast with the head of a man and the body of a lion called?

The ancient Egyptian Sphinx has the head of a man and the body of a lion. Also, in Egyptian mythology, there is a creature called the Anubite that is half of a man and half of a jackal.


Who is the god that is half man half god?

Well, First of all, there are many religeons that have multiple half god half man dieties. If its this egyptian jackal and human creature that ur talking about, that would be Anubis.


What is half black and half Egyptian called?

Blacgyptian.


Who is better Anubis or Horus?

Anubis is better.I suppose he is also stronger,being half human,half a fearless predator.Even if Horus is called the God of War,and is said to fly like a falcon,Anubis is the God of the desert and the darkness.Recent studies also show that the egyptian jackal is some kind of grey wolf instead.So,Anubis would win.


Will the new camp half blood characters have Egyptian gods?

No, but there is a new series by the same Author, called the Kane Chronicles, which is Egyptian.


What symbols did Anubis carry around and why?

He was usually portrayed as a half human, half jackal, or in full jackal form wearing a ribbon and holding a flail in the crook of its arm. His symbols varied.


Why did Anubis mummify dead bodies?

Anubis is the Egyptian god of mummification. He takes names in connection with his funerary role, such as He who is upon his mountain, which underscores his importance as a protector of the deceased and their tombs, and the title He who is in the place of embalming, associating him with the process of mummification.Anubis is usually portrayed as a half human, half jackal, or in full jackal form wearing a ribbon and holding a flail in the crook of its arm. This portrayal is because the jackal was strongly associated with cemeteries in ancient Egypt, since it was a scavenger which threatened to uncover human bodies and eat their flesh.


The stone statue that is half man and half animal guards what pyramid?

The stone statue that is half man and half animal is the Sphinx. It guards the Pyramid of Giza, which is also known as the Pyramid of Khufu.


Where is kassemg from?

He is half Egyptian half Jordanian


Why was Anubis half man half jackal?

The jackal was strongly associated with cemeteries in ancient Egypt, since it was a scavenger which threatened to uncover human bodies and eat their flesh. The distinctive black color of Anubis "did not have to do with the jackal [per se] but with the color of rotting flesh and with the black soil of the Nile valley, symbolizing rebirth.


What was the name of Egyptian statues that were half lion half human?

sphinx