Gods And Goddesses: Anubis

Anubis, the god of mummification who also goes by the name of Anpu, Inpu, Ienpw and Imeut. Anubis is a well known Egyptian god with a black jackal head, with the black representing his position as a god dealing with the dead. Sometimes Anubis is depicted as a fully-human or fully-jackal being.

Anubis is known as the “Keeper of Divine Justice” and had the role of ruling over dead souls, deciding the weight of ‘truth‘ by weighing the heart against a feather. Anubis is a patron of magic and believed to be able to foresee a persons destiny.

Anubis is said to be the son of Ra or Set and Nephthys, Heset or Bast. It is even said that Nephythys got Osiris drunk and the result of what Nephthys did was how Anubis came to be. Anubis feels or at least felt compassion for humanity and didn’t wreak havoc on civilization because of this. 

He lacked the wild temperament and chaotic nature Nephthys was so attached to, which the god Set has.
Sometimes his brother is said to be Horus. Kabechet is Anubis’ daughter who helps him with mummification.

The Greeks are said to have mockingly called Anubis “Barker” while was associated with Hades three headed dog, Cerberus.