God Anubis

God Anubis

He is the god of mummification and accompanies the dead on their path through the underworld. -
He was the original god of the dead before Osiris "took over" the position. -
- After that point Anubis was changed to be one of the many sons of Osiris and the conductor of the souls.
- His form of the jackal is probably due to the fact that jackals would hunt at the edges of the desert, near the necropolis and cemeteries throughout Egypt.
Prayers to Anubis are found carved on the most ancient tombs in Egypt. -
- He watches over the mummification process to ensure that all is done properly.
He conducts the souls through the underworld, testing their knowledge of the gods and their faith.-
- He places their heart on the scales of justice during the judging of the heart.
- He was worshiped widely throughout all of Egypt his cult center was Cynopolis
His Birth:-
Anubis is a son of Ra in early myths, but later he became known as son of Osiris and Nephthys, Anubis was the son of Nephthys, and his father was Osiris. One myth says that Nephthys got Osiris drunk and the resultant seduction brought forth Anubis. Yet another says she disguised herself as Isis and seduced Osiris and subsequently gave birth to Anubis--- the myth said even the gods sometime did mistakes .
And in this role he helped Isis mummify his dead father. Indeed, when the Myth of

Osiris and Isis emerged, it was said that when Osiris had been killed by Seth, Osiris' organs were given to Anubis as a gift. With this connection, Anubis became the patron god of embalmers: during the funerary rites of mummification, illustrations from the Book of the Dead often show a priest wearing the jackal mask supporting the upright mummy. Anubis' half-brother is Horus the Younger, son of Osiris and Isis.

During the Ptolemaic period:-

In later times, during the Ptolemaic period, Anubis was merged with the Greek god Hermes, becoming Hermanubis . The centre of this cult was in uten-ha/Sa-ka/ Cynopolis, a place whose Greek name simply means "city of dogs". In Book XI of "The Golden Ass" by Apuleius, we find evidence that the worship of this god was maintained in Rome at least up to the 2nd century. Indeed, Hermanubis also appears in the alchemical and hermetical literature of the middle Ages and the Renaissance.