An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits to judgment, represented by a human figure with the head of a jackal, dog or fox.
A jackal-headed god who presided over mummification and accompanied the dead to the hereafter.
The god of the afterlife. As Anubis weighs the deceased's heart against a feather, he determines whether the person will have eternal life, or if the heart will be thrown to the Devourer of the Dead.
Egyptian chthonic deity, depicted as a jackal or a man with a jackal's head. Guide of the the dead, and god of embalming, the art he created while restoring the corpse of Osiris.
jackal-headed Egyptian god of tombs; conducted dead to judgment
god of embalming, protector of the deceased, guardian of the cemetery
The black jackal-headed god of mummification - figures prominently in the murals in the tombs on the West Bank.
Egyptian; guardian of Isis. Jackal-Headed God of Protection. Call on hem to protect both home and person.
The god of embalmers and 'Lord of the Underworld'. A god of the dead who is shown as a jackal or as a man with the head of a jackal.
The god who prepares the deceased for his journey to the "Land of the Western Ones." Depicted as a man with a wild dogs head.
Hellenized Greek for Inpu, who is the natural instinct of the soul to seek its immortal identity. He is the jackal-headed god, personified by the animal species which "haunt" grave sites and consume the dead. He is the spiritual guide of the soul making the transition between realities.
(Pronounced with emphasis on second syllable.) Greek name for Anpu. Dog or jackal god of embalming, guide of souls. Son of Nephthys and Osiris (or Set).
A neter portrayed with a male human body and jackal's head associated with embalming and mummification. Anubis was the illegitimate son of Nephthys and Osiris, born as a result of Nephthys' deceptive seduction of her sister Isis' husband, Osiris. Anubis assisted at the "weighing of the heart" ceremony, guiding the deceased or initiate into the Double Hall of Truth and checking the balance on the Scales of Justice.
"Keeper of the Balance of Truth" and god of mumification. Represented as a jackel-headed god, or as simply a jackel. Son of Nephthys and Osiris.
A jackal headed god. Guardian of the necropolis.
Anubis is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology whose hieroglyphic is more accurately spelled Anpu (also Anup, Anupu, Wip, Ienpw, Inepu, Yinepu,"Inpu", or Inpw). He is also known as Sekhem Em Pet. Prayers to Anubis have been found carved on the most ancient tombs in Egypt; indeed, the Unas text (line 70) associates him with the Eye of Horus.
Anubis is the name of an orbital frame in the Playstation 2, Konami video games Zone of the Enders and Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (in Japan the game was named Anubis: Zone of the Enders after this mecha) and makes a cameo appearance in the anime series . It is named after the Egyptian god of embalment and the underworld, Anubis.
