anubis

=The Egyptian God Anubis= source Anubis is a very ancient god. He was the original god of the dead before Osiris took over his position. He then became one of many of Osiris's sons. Anubis may also be called **:** Anpu, Inpu, Ienpw, and Imeut. Anubis appeared to be a man with the head of a jackal like animal, but unlike the real animal his head was black. It represented his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown as a full human, but there is a statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun. He was worshipped greatly through all of Egypt. He did have a cult center in Cynopolis. Anubis was to watch over the mummification process to make sure everything was done properly. He also conducted the souls through the underworld, he would test their knowledge of the gods and their faith. He placed their hearts on the scales of justice during the judgeing of the heart. He also fed the wicked souls of the people to Ammit. In some stories Anubis was the son of Ra and Nephthys, and he had a daughter Kabachet who helped him with the mummification process. He has one brother Horus. Horus had the head of a falcon and was the god of the sky. Anubis's wife was the goddess Anuput. She does not have a significant purpose other than the wife of Anubis. Anubis Was widely know through the world from Egyptain culture as the the dog, or the lord of the underworld.

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