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  1. Wepwawet - Wikipedia

    • In Egyptian mythology, Wepwawet (hieroglyphic wp-w3w.t; also rendered Upuaut, Wep-wawet, Wepawet, Apuat, and Ophois) was originally a deity of funerary rites, war, and royalty association, whose cult centre was Asyut in Upper Egypt (Lycopolis in the Greco-Roman period). His name means opener of the ways and he is often depicted as a wolf standing … See more

    In popular culture

    In Crusader Kings III, God Wepwawet is the supreme deity of the Kordofan faith.
    Wepwawet is the … See more

    Animal origin

    While we do not know for certain the exact species of animal represented by the Ancient Egyptian sꜢb / sAb animal (Jackal/wolf), the African wolf (Canis lupaster) was one species thought to depict and the te… See more

    Major cult centerLycopolis, Abydos
    AnimalsWolves
    SymbolWolf, Jackal, the mace, bow and arrows.
    ParentsSet and Nephthys
    External links

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  1. Wepwawet and Anubis are both ancient Egyptian deities123:
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    Through this, and the similarity of the jackal to the wolf, Wepwawet became associated with Anubis, a deity that was worshiped in Asyut, eventually being considered his brother. He was seen as both having the head of a wolf and sometimes a jackal, like Anubis. He also was said to be Set 's son.
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    Anubis has a brother, Wepwawet, known in Greek as Macedon. Greek historians believed Wepwawet was the founder of Macedonia, the birthplace of Alexander the Great. Wepwawet was “the opener of the ways” and a warrior prince. While Anubis was the jackal god, Wepwawet was known as the wolf god.
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    Wepwawet was closely associated with Anubis who was originally part of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis, and came to be seen as his son. However, he was also linked to the god Shu of the Ennead of Heliopolis by the epithet “he who has separated the sky from the earth”.
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  3. Wepwawet - Ancient Egypt Online

    Wepwawet was closely associated with Anubis who was originally part of the Ogdoad of Hermopolis, and came to be seen as his son. However, he was also linked to the god Shu of the Ennead of Heliopolis by the epithet “he who has …

  4. Wepwawet: Egyptian Deity Of Death And Royalty

    May 28, 2024 · How is Wepwawet different from Anubis? Wepwawet is different from Anubis primarily in that Wepwawet is known as the “Opener of Ways,” leading armies and guiding souls, while Anubis is primarily associated with …

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  6. Wepwawet, Lord of Abydos and Champion of Royalty: …

    May 9, 2018 · From being a god with militaristic overtones, in time, Wepwawet was hailed as the ‘Lord of the Necropolis’, a role he acquired from Osiris, at his cult centers in Abydos and later Asyut too.

  7. Death Dogs | Wepwawet - University of Michigan

    Although frequently paired with Anubis in connection with protecting the dead, Wepwawet also had his own independent identity, as well as important cult centers at Asyut (known in Greek as Lykopolis, “Wolf-town”) and Abydos. …

  8. Wepwawet, Lord of Abydos and Champion of Royalty: …

    Wepwawet, his son/sibling - the popular jackal god Anubis - and Khentiamentiu hold pride of place in this regard; but was Wepwawet a wolf, dog, or jackal? At the dawn of Egyptology, early scholars misidentified the species to which …

  9. Wepwawet, Lord of Abydos and Champion of Royalty: …

    In some utterances the deceased pharaohs face is likened to that of Wepwawet, which is strikingly similar to references made to Anubis in several other mortuary texts, that state the dead person’s face resembles his.

  10. Ancient Egypt: the Mythology - Wepwawet - egyptian myths

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