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Wepwawet

Wepwawet, also rendered Upuaut, is an ancient Egyptian deity whose name means “opener of the ways.” He is associated with funerary practices as a psychopomp who leads the deceased and clears a path through the afterlife, as well as with warfare and royal triumph. His cult center was in the city of Asyut in Upper Egypt, known in antiquity as Lycopolis.

Iconography typically shows Wepwawet as a jackal-headed god or a man with a jackal head. He is

In funerary contexts, Wepwawet functions as a guide for the deceased, assisting in the journey through the

Relationships with other deities vary by period. In some traditions, Wepwawet is seen as an aspect or

Wepwawet appears in inscriptions and texts from various periods of ancient Egyptian history and is discussed

often
depicted
on
a
standard
or
banner,
a
symbol
that
represents
his
role
as
the
opener
of
the
way
for
processions
and
for
the
king
in
both
life
and
afterlife.
Duat
(the
Egyptian
underworld)
and
protecting
the
path
to
the
afterlife.
In
military
contexts,
he
is
invoked
as
a
god
of
conquest
and
triumph,
aiding
the
king
and
army
in
battle
and
in
securing
victory.
precursor
of
Anubis,
or
as
a
son
or
companion
of
Sokar,
reflecting
overlapping
jackal
associations
in
the
Egyptian
pantheon.
Later
theological
developments
sometimes
identify
him
with
Anubis,
reinforcing
his
role
as
a
guardian
of
tombs
and
a
facilitator
of
the
afterlife.
in
studies
of
funerary
religion
and
divine
protectors
associated
with
travel,
battle,
and
royal
ceremony.