Hermanubis

Hermanubis marble statue, 1st–2nd century AD (Vatican Museums)

Hermanubis (Ancient Greek: Ἑρμανοῦβις, romanized: Hermanoubis) is a Graeco-Egyptian god who conducts the souls of the dead to the underworld. He is a syncretism of Hermes from Greek mythology and Anubis from Egyptian mythology. Hermanubis was possibly one of the inspirations of the dog-headed Saint Christopher – a cynocephalus saint, who was, similarly to Anubis/Hermanubis, a powerful ferryman for travelers.

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