The Only Use of
Anubis
in
The Aeneid
- Her country gods, the monsters of the sky, Great Neptune, Pallas, and Love's Queen defy: The dog Anubis barks, but barks in vain, Nor longer dares oppose th' ethereal train.†
Book 8
Definition:
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(Anubis) Egyptian mythology: god of tombs and ruler of the underworld (before Osiris); usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal