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Photograph by Victor Van Helsing - This statue is of the wolf god Wepwawet, a deity associated with the city of Asyut in Upper Egypt, later called Lycopolis (the City of the Wolves) in the Graeco-Roman period. Wepwawet is often confused with the god Anubis since they are both depicted as a man with the head of a jackal or wolf. But Wepwawet was usually shown with a wolf head, hence the name of his city. While shown in jackal form he still had gray fur, more like a wolf than a jackal.   Wepwa... Anubis Statue, Egyptian Anubis, Starověký Egypt, Ancient Egypt History, Egyptian Artifacts, Egyptian God, Egypt History, Egyptian Culture, Egypt Art

Wepwawet www.werewolves.com/wepwawet/ Today’s wolf god is Wepwawet, a deity associated with the city of Asyut in Upper Egypt, later called Lycopolis (the City of the Wolves) in the Graeco-Roman period. Wepwawet is often confused with the god Anubis since they are both depicted as a man with the head of a jackal or wolf. But Wepwawet was usually shown with a wolf head, hence the name of his city. While shown in jackal form he still had gray fur, more like a wolf than a jackal. Wepwawet was…

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