Therefore, he was the one that instructed the ancient Egyptians on how they should embalm and bury their dead in order to secure safe passage in the afterlife. Osiris was the favorite and most respected god of the ancient Egyptians.
Often to the chagrin and envy of his brother, Set Seth , the Egyptians worshipped Osiris because he blessed them with bountiful harvests. Everything positive was associated with Osiris.
The Egyptians proclaimed Osiris patron god of ancient Egypt. He was also considered the first pharaoh of Egypt. On the other hand, Set was seen as the evil desert god, someone who lived in the red hot desert regions of the kingdom.
He was feared by the Egyptians because he was always out to destroy and cause chaos. Storms and famines were often attributed to Set. Out of sheer jealousy and anger, Set carried out a palace coup and forced Osiris off his throne. Set killed his brother Osiris and cut his body into several pieces before scattering the pieces into the Nile.
Subsequently, Isis uttered a series of incantations and brought Osiris back to life. However, Osiris remained in the underworld as lord of the dead. Egyptian mythology states that Osiris went beyond death and entered into paradise. With Osiris fully restored and serving as the lord of the underworld, Anubis could now focus on embalming, funeral rites, and the protection of tombs or cemeteries.
Anubis was also tasked with guiding dead souls towards the path of Osiris. Prior to their encounter with Osiris, the dead would have to be judged by a panel of underworld judges. A painting of Anubis attending to a corpse during the mummification process.
What Anubis did during the restoration process was considered the first mummification ever to be done in Egypt. As a result of his mummification and funeral rites ceremonies, Osiris was able to go through the underworld without any difficulty. As a result of this, ancient Egyptians always made it a point to mummify their dead, else the deceased struggled to gain entry into the afterlife. For a long time, ancient Egypt revered Anubis as the god of the dead. However, the story says that after Anubis restored Osiris, Osiris was crowned lord of the dead.
Anubis dutifully accepted these changes. This even allowed him to focus on his other duties as the god of embalming, funerals, and cemeteries. Set fled the scene with his tail between his legs. Instead of dying, he was found by Isis , who then raised him. He became the faithful attendant of Isis Fact 9 about Anubis: After Set had killed Osiris and scattered his remains, Anubis helped Isis and Nephthys to rebuild his body and presided over the first mummification Fact 10 about Anubis: During the embalming process, the head priest-embalmers the "Higher Mysteries" wore a jackal mask bearing the image of Anubis Apuat was another form of Anubis.
In other instances, Apuat was another name for Anubis or Wepwawet, another jackal-headed god. The name of Anubis in hieroglyphs. Refer to Hieroglyphics. Anubis, god of Egypt. Anubis , god of Egypt Discover the legends and myths and religious beliefs surrounding Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead, Tombs and Embalming. Anubis The jackal headed god Interesting research information and Facts about the Egyptian god Anubis Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead Stories and Legends in Egyptian Mythology associated with Anubis Facts and information about the gods and deities of of classical Egypt for schools, research and kids The Egyptian god of the dead.
Cookies Policy AdChoices. Egyptian Name:. His function is described as being the god of the dead, tombs and embalming. The Underworld Duat. Imiut fetish, the flail, the crook and a 'was' sceptre, the jackal dog. Alternative Names:. He was a member of the Ennead, the name given to the nine original, most important, Egyptian Gods and Goddesses of the cosmogony of Heliopolis the birthplace of the Gods.
Name of Wife:. Anput who was depicted with the body of a woman and head of a jackal. Name of Father:. Name of Mother:. Names of Children:. Kebechet, the goddess of purification. Names of Siblings:. Anubis the god with the Jackal Head Anubis was the Egyptian god of the dead, depicted with the black head of a jackal or dog. However, in solar synthesis, he also appears as the son between Ra and Nephthys, and in other theories, it is affirmed that he is the son of Set and Nephthys.
Another theory mentions that, when Anubis was born, Nephthys abandoned his adulterous son and he was adopted by Isis; giving him his name and a place to reside: the abyss. Likewise, it is also said that Anubis was sent by Ra so that he could help Nephthys and Isis to embalm the body of Osiris, this is known as the myth of Osiris. These and many other different stories lead to the conclusion that Anubis has neither a father nor a mother confirmed in his origin.
What is confirmed is that this God had a daughter, and she is known as the Goddess with the head of a serpent: Kebechet Qebehet. Initially, he was the god of the dead , but later he was relegated to a secondary role as the cult of Osiris gave him this main role in the afterlife.
Anubis goal was to guide the dead into the Beyond, Anubis was the protector god of the embalming priests because ultimately it was he who was in charge of embalming the gods, as he helped Isis to embalm Osiris. Egyptian mythology is extremely imprecise or vaguely conclusive even with respect to the origins or birth of Anubis.
The earliest texts claimed that Anubis was the son of Ra along with Nephthys. Though it was not until the famous Greek Plutarch of Chaeronea wrote that this god was really the son of Nephthys along with Osiris. In this story, which is not stated but does become very important a Nephthys deceives Osiris. Fearing the cruelty of Set, her husband, Nephthys sends her son to Isis with some dogs, where she is moved decides to adopt it and teaches it, raising it. The reason this story makes sense is that there is no better reason for Anubis to always help Isis, like when Osiris died, Anubis being the one who joins the fragments that the goddess collects, purifying them and using powerful magic like the one only Isis knows so that she can revive him.
In addition to this, Anubis gives the power as master of the dead or the beyond to Osiris when he resurrects as the god of reincarnation and crosses the Duat.
Anubis was also often associated with Sirius, the brightest star in the heavens, and sometimes with Hades of the Underworld. Anubis was a very popular figure in Egyptian art, and he was often depicted on burial chambers and tombs. He was usually portrayed doing tasks such as mummification or using the scale to carry out judgement.
There are also several images that showed him sitting on top of a tomb as a guardian of the dead. In The Book of the Dead , an Egyptian funerary text, the priests of Anubis are described as wearing a wolf mask and holding onto an upright mummy.
In books, movies, television series, games and songs, Anubis is usually represented as an antagonist and a cruel villain. In the film, The Pyramid , Anubis is depicted as a horrific villain who commits many crimes and gets trapped in a pyramid. A few artists and game developers have portrayed Anubis in a more positive light.
In the game Kamigami no Asobi , Anubis is depicted as a shy and handsome man with jackal ears. Luna Sea , the Japanese rock band, have reimagined Anubis as a desirable and loveable man. Anubis was very popular with the Egyptians and Greeks alike. He provided the Egyptians with hope and certainty that they would be judged appropriately and righteously after death.
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