Anubis

Summary

Anubis is an Ancient Egyptian deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 2% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,375 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Anubis's father was Seth^[3].
• Anubis's father was Osiris^[4].
• Anubis's mother was Nephthys^[5].
• Among Anubis's spouses was Anput^[6].
• A child of Anubis was Kebehet^[7].
• Anubis's image is recorded as Anubis standing.svg^[8].
• Anubis is recorded as male^[9].
• Anubis's instance of is recorded as Ancient Egyptian deity^[10].
• Anubis's instance of is recorded as mythical hybrid^[11].
• Anubis's instance of is recorded as death deity^[12].
• Anubis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 218159234^[13].
• Anubis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 24154257827024150845^[14].
• Anubis's GND ID is recorded as 118649752^[15].
• Anubis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018153911^[16].
• Anubis's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12264465p^[17].
• Anubis's IdRef ID is recorded as 031428800^[18].
• Anubis's part of is recorded as Egyptian mythology^[19].
• Anubis's Commons category is recorded as Anubis^[20].
• Anubis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012_7^[21].
• Anubis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anubis^[22].
• Anubis's Commons gallery is recorded as Anubis^[23].
• Anubis's worshipped by is recorded as religion of ancient Egypt^[24].
• Anubis's Rodovid ID is recorded as 438738^[25].
• Anubis's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0004440^[26].
• Anubis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Seth^[3], a thunder deity^[28] and Osiris^[4], an Ancient Egyptian deity^[29]. Anubis's mother was Nephthys^[5].

Personal Life

Anubis was married to Anput^[6]. A child of him was Kebehet^[7].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Anubis include he^[30], a computer program^[31], founded in 2025^[32]; olive baboon^[33], a taxon^[34]; Operation Anubis^[35], a police operation^[36], in Spain^[37]; Megasoma anubis^[38], a taxon^[39]; and 1912 he^[40], an asteroid^[41].

Why It Matters

Anubis ranks in the top 2% of ancient_egyptian_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,375 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for him include he^[30], a computer program^[31], founded in 2025^[32]; olive baboon^[33], a taxon^[34]; Operation Anubis^[35], a police operation^[36], in Spain^[37]; Megasoma anubis^[38], a taxon^[39]; and 1912 he^[40], an asteroid^[41].

FAQs

Who were Anubis's parents?

Anubis's father was Seth^[3]. Anubis's mother was Nephthys^[5].

Who was Anubis married to?

Anubis's spouses include Anput^[6].