Hermanubis

Hermanubis is a composite deity that emerged in the Greco-Roman world, blending the Egyptian god Anubis with the Greek god Hermes. Anubis was the ancient Egyptian god of funerary practices and the care of the dead, often depicted as a jackal or a man with a jackal's head. He was considered the inventor of embalming and the "conductor of souls".12

Hermes, in Greek mythology, was associated with fertility and served as a messenger of the gods. The combination into Hermanubis reflects the syncretic nature of religious beliefs during the Greco-Roman period, where deities from different cultures were merged.21