Anubis | Denial Isn’t Just a River

Spirits

Multitude

Myths, Folklore, Society & Culture, Alcohol, Legends, Learning, Urbanlegends, Mythology, Comedy, History, Education, Gods, Educational, Drunkhistory

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Perky little ears and a terrifying visage, we’re talking this week about the god of mummification, Anubis! Featuring a zoology corner where we learn about jackals that aren’t actually jackals, watch a guy REALLY go through it, and more as we discuss our little rotty prince.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, decay, murder, infidelity, animal attacks, cannibalism, body desecration, castration, incest, sexual acts, pregnancy and birth.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Spirits podcast, a boosy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore.
0:33.6	Every week, we pour a drink and learn about a new story from around the world.
0:37.3	I'm Amanda.
0:38.0	And I'm Julia.
0:39.1	And we're back this week, Amanda, with another episode of Denial isn't just a river in Egypt.
0:44.0	It's what we've been doing by keeping an Egyptian mythology series from you on Spirits Podcast by Spirits Podcast.
0:49.6	By Spirits Podcast.
0:50.4	I love that you ended with the thing we say every time, Julia.
0:53.8	Bye, series podcast.
0:55.6	So we are getting close to the end of this series, I think.
1:00.0	And it makes a lot of sense to me that we've saved this god for close to the end, if not the end.
1:05.8	Because I think he's a god that a lot of people recognize from art and pop culture, but I don't think that everyone
1:12.4	knows a ton about him. And that, of course, is the god Anubis. Now, Amanda, first thoughts
1:19.6	when I say the god Anubis. Join the party campaign too, because Anubis was the god of the underworld
1:24.9	and judging and weighing people's hearts in our second campaign of our Dungeons and Dragons podcast.
1:31.1	So listen to that.
1:32.1	But otherwise, I get scales.
1:35.1	I get weighing.
1:36.0	I get judgment.
1:37.1	I also have a distinctive image of Anubis as sort of like long snoot, big old ears in a way that remind me of, you know, both like a dog and a cat at the same time.
1:47.8	And usually wearing a fancy hat or carrying an onk.
1:51.0	Okay.
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