Egyptian mythology
Wepwawet
Scout of the Gods, Pathfinder of the Dead
- Mythology
- Egyptian mythology
- Group
- Protection · Duat · Divine · Death · War · Underworld · Aaru · Liminal · Funerary
- Appears in
- The Journey Through the Duat · The Weighing of the Heart · Ra and Apophis: The Eternal Battle
- Places
- Abydos · Valley of the Kings · Duat
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Wepwawet is the jackal or wolf god whose name means Opener of the Ways. He scouts ahead of the gods, clearing the path for armies marching to war and for souls journeying through the Duat. His standard, carried at the head of royal processions and the Osiris festivals at Abydos, went before the king to open the road to victory. One of Egypt's oldest deities, worshipped at Asyut, he was later overshadowed by Anubis in funerary cult but kept his ancient role as the trailblazer, the one who clears the way that others may follow.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wepwawet?
- Wepwawet is the jackal or wolf god whose name means Opener of the Ways. He scouts ahead of the gods, clearing the path for armies marching to war and for souls journeying through the Duat.
- Which mythology does Wepwawet belong to?
- Wepwawet belongs to Egyptian mythology.
- Which stories does Wepwawet appear in?
- Wepwawet appears in The Journey Through the Duat, The Weighing of the Heart, Ra and Apophis: The Eternal Battle, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Wepwawet. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/wepwawet"Wepwawet." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/wepwawet.MythologyNow. "Wepwawet." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/wepwawet.Listen to the stories of Wepwawet
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