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I'm Not Anubis the Hanan
Wepwawet
The
Nightmare JollinOwner: Sekhmet
Age: 17 years, 10 months, 3 days
Born: July 16th, 2008
Adopted: 17 years, 10 months, 3 days ago (Legacy)
Adopted: July 16th, 2008 (Legacy)
Statistics
- Level: 74
- Strength: 93
- Defense: 25
- Speed: 27
- Health: 26
- HP: 26/26
- Intelligence: 321
- Books Read: 274
- Food Eaten: 0
- Job: Head of Competitions
Wepwawet was a funerary deity, and one of the earliest gods worshiped. Wepwawet assisted at the Opening of the Mouth ceremony and guided the deceased through the underworld. On funerary statues it was common for the deceased to wish to “behold the beauty of Wepwawet during the procession.” People set up memorial stelas in the desert, some carved with short prayers, asking Wepwawet guide their relatives safely to the afterlife.
This god also led warriors to victory and was a champion of royalty, and accompanied the king while hunting. Wepwawet could be said to “open the way” for both for the armies of the pharaoh and for the spirits of the dead. One inscription from the Sinai states that Wepwawet “opened the way” to king Sekhemkhet’s victory. Egyptian kings were identified with Wepwawet, the “swift-roving jackal” when they defended their borders.
The pharaoh is said to undergo a process known as "becoming Wepwawet," as he moves towards the acknowledgement of his divinity by the other gods, who are assembled in the afterlife to await his arrival. The priests of Wepwawet wore jackal-skin caps and tails, and played an important part during the Opening of the Mouth ceremony.
Wepwawet was considered to be the son of Wadjet and Anubis.
Given his similarity to Anubis, in later times Wepwawet was absorbed by the other god.
Credits
❖ Story by Sekhmet with information from these sources
❖ Background photo from Hasmik Ghazaryan Olson
❖ Profile by Balloon
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