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The jackal seems to be designated in Hebrew by three different names: shû'ãl, "the digger"; 'íyyîm, "the howlers"; and tãn, "the stretcher", although we are unable to state the differences marked by these three names, numerous references may be found throughout the Bible to the jackal's howlings and gregarious habits.
The characteristic of cynocephaly, or cynocephalus (/ s aɪ n oʊ ˈ s ɛ f ə l i /), having the head of a canid, typically that of a dog or jackal, is a widely attested mythical phenomenon existing in many different forms and contexts. The literal meaning of cynocephaly is
It is called "wild dog" in several translations of the Bible. In the King James Bible, Isaiah 13:21 refers to 'doleful creatures', which some commentators suggest are either jackals or hyenas. [16] In the Indian Panchatantra stories, the jackal is mentioned as wily and wise. [17] In Bengali tantrik tradition, they represent the goddess Kali. It ...
Depicted having a human body and a jackal head, with the sacred caduceus that belonged to the Greek god Hermes, he represented the Egyptian priesthood. He engaged in the investigation of truth. He engaged in the investigation of truth.
Anubis as a jackal perched atop a tomb, symbolizing his protection of the necropolis "Anubis" is a Greek rendering of this god's Egyptian name. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Before the Greeks arrived in Egypt , around the 7th century BC, the god was known as Anpu or Inpu.
This detailed scene, from the Papyrus of Hunefer (c. 1275 BC), shows the scribe Hunefer's heart being weighed on the scale of Maat against the feather of truth, by the jackal-headed Anubis. The ibis-headed Thoth, scribe of the gods, records the result. If his heart equals exactly the weight of the feather, Hunefer is allowed to pass into the ...
Hounds and jackals board, ivory, found at Thebes, 12th Dynasty. Hounds and jackals or dogs and jackals is the modern name given to an ancient Egyptian tables game that is known from several examples of gaming boards and gaming pieces found in excavations.
Jackal (DC Comics) a terrorist in the DC Comics universe; Damian Spinelli or The Jackal, in the television series General Hospital; Dr. Jackal or Kuroudou Akabane, in the manga and anime series GetBackers; Jackal, a species of extraterrestrial reptiles from the Halo video games; Red Jackal, a character from the G.I. Joe comics