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What are some gods that are similar to Anubis?
The Roman Mercury, the Greek Hermes.
Is Anubis a cat?
No, Anubis is the jackal god.
Did Anubis have a wife?
Anput was the consort of Anubis.
What kind of god was Anubis?
It must be noted that according to some myths, Anubis was the child of Osiris. According to the myth, Nephthys turned into Isis and seduced Osiris and later became pregnant with Anubis. Then when Osiris was killed by Seth, and cut into 14 pieces, Anubis among with his mother, helped Isis to find all the missing pieces and later to join them together. Anubis discovered the method of embalming and became known all over Egypt for this new method. He performed the mummification process and took part in the "weighing of the heart" during the judgment of the soul. In this manner, he was a Lord of the Underworld, only usurped by Osiris. We also come across some facts stating that Anubis was also opening the gates in the underworld to allow Ra to pass through. Anubis was pictured as a man with the head of a black jackal or as a jackal. But, in some temple he was pictured with a human face. His black colour was the color of rotting flesh and with the black soil of the Nile valley, symbolizing rebirth.
Where was Anubis located?
Egypt, as Anubis was a Egyptian deity.
What is the facts about Anubis?
Anubis is an Egyptian god that can control the underworld and death. He had a wife named Anput. His father's name was Ra.
Where was some places Anubis lived?
Anubis frequently traveled the Duat (underworld).
What are facts about Anubis?
Anubis was the ancient Egyptian god of embalming (mummification) and the guide and protector of the dead's the journey through the Duat (underworld) until the heart was weighed against the feather of Ma'at.
Did Anubis have any brothers?
By some accounts of Egyptian mythology the brother of Anubis was Horus.
Was Anubis powerful?
In the ancient Egyptian religion, Anubis was a god, and hence very powerful as gods usually are. For some interesting speculations about Anubis, I recommend the novel "The Anubis Gates" by Tim Powers.
What are some of Anubis's strengths or powers?
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Did Anubis meet Horus?
In some cases, Anubis could be considered the brother of Horus as Isis was said to have raised Anubis - Anubis being the son of either Isis and Ra, of Osiris and Nephthysor of Set and Nephthys.
Was Horus Anubis's son?
No, Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris. Anubis was his half brother, although some myths say he was his brother. Anubis's mom was Nephthys and his dad was Set.
When did Anubis start being believed in?
Anubis in some form or another was worshiped throughout the history of ancient Egypt.
Did Anubis have any siblings?
In some accounts, where the mother of Anubis is Nephthys; his father is either Set or Osiris (thus he is brother of Horus).
Which Egyptian god was associated with the ritual of embalming?
Anubis in ancient Egypt
Who was Anubis family and how did he become a god?
Anubis in Egyptian myth was born a god. In some stories, Anubis is the son of Ra and Nephthys, or Set and Nephthys (probably due to Set and Anubis having the same totem animal). Some have Heset as his mother, and still others say Bast. This apparent confusion is still another sign of Anubis' origins in the most ancient of times. He also has a daughter, Kabechet, who helps him in the mummification
