Anubis was guide and protector of the dead and the embalmer/mummification god.
The ancinet Egyptian god Anubis was a god of embalming and the protector, guide and tester of the dead in the Duat (underworld).
Yes he did, he played the role of Mr. sweet.
Anubis was guide and protector of the dead and the embalmer/mummification god.
Anubis was a god of death; not life, he was the Egyptian god of mummification and of the guide and protector of the dead in the Duat (underworld).
put bodies in egyptian jars
In the Old Kingdom Anubis was a embalmer and lord of the dead; the Middle Kingdom saw him put into a lesser role with Osiris as lord of the dead and Anubis as embalmer god and guide, protector and tester of the dead in the Duat (underworld).
Anubis in mythology of ancient Egypt protected and wrapped the body of Osiris to preserve it for eventual resurrection, it was this role he was eventually assumed for all ancient Egyptians.
In ancient Egypt Anubis was the god of embalming and protector and guide to the dead. He played a role in their beliefs of the afterlife even having been "usurped" by Osiris.
Well, Anubis was considered the God of the Dead. He was the assistant to Osiris so, his job was to prepare the body for afterlife. He had the body of a human and the head of a Jackel.
Anubis would weigh the heart of the deceased with the feather of Ma'at; if the deceased was wicked Ammit would devour him or her; if the heart balanced with the feather Osiris pronounced judgement and the deceased would be allowed to go to Aaru; Anubis would journey with them there.
In ancient Egypt a myth goes that Anubis helped to preserve (embalm) the body of Osiris and protected it, so that role transferred over to all dead of the Egyptian people.
Anubis in ancient Egypt