Hermanubis
Hermanubis is the result of merging Anubis with the Greek god Hermes. The worship of this god was continued in Rome through at least the 2nd century. Hermanubis also appears in the alchemical and hermetical literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 350 BCE
- Attested period
- -350 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Mentioned from Ptolemaic period to Renaissance.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hermaphroditus, Aati, Duau, Aani, Hermes Trismegistus, Hapy, Gengen-Wer, Hery-maat, Banebdjedet, Harsomtus, Amu-Aa, Apesh, Am-heh, Buchis, Ba-Pef, Babi, Ha, Hemen, Hauron, Henkhisesui, Heryshaf, Aa, Abtu, Aby, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, An-a-f, An-hetep-f, Astennu, Ba, Denwen, Djebuty, Djedefhor, Djefa, Dionysus-Osiris, Dunanwi, Fetket, Hapi-Wet, Har-em-akhet, Heneb, Heqaib, Heru-Khu, Hery-sha-duat, Hez-Ur, Hraf-haf, Ra, Isis, Serapis, Osiris, Bastet, Nephthys, Hesat, Fá, Baal, Apedemak, Arensnuphis, Dedun, Ani, Ash, Harpocrates, Abu, Heka, Apophis, Andjety, Aqen, Duamutef, Bata, Hu, Akhty
Mentioned by
- Ra
- Isis
- Serapis
- Osiris
- Bastet
- Nephthys
- Hesat
- Fá
- Baal
- Apedemak
- Arensnuphis
- Dedun
- Ani
- Ash
- Harpocrates
- Abu
and 8 more
Sources
Source passages
“In the Ptolemaic period (350–30 BC), when Egypt became a Hellenistic kingdom ruled by Greek pharaohs, Anubis was merged with the Greek god Hermes, becoming Hermanubis. The two gods were considered similar because they both guided souls to the afterlife.”
#14193 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Hermes' and Anubis's similar responsibilities (they were both conductors of souls) led to the god Hermanubis. He was popular during the period of Roman domination over Egypt. Depicted having a human body and a jackal head, with the sacred caduceus that belonged to the Greek god Hermes”
#14399 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Hermaphroditus Hermanubis”
#20632 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Hermanubis – A Greco-Egyptian god who was a syncretism from Hermes and Anubis”
#24856 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5