The ancient Egyptians worshiped Anubis because he was the god of embalming, as well as protector, guide and tester of the dead in the Duat (underworld).
If the question seeks to ask why they believed in Anubis as opposed to [insert religion here]?, the reason is that they believed this for the same reason that people today believe in religions of today: (1) they were convinced by the argument, (2) they were born into families/communities that believed, (3) there was some poltical or economic benefit to believing.
Anubis was worshipped in ancient Egypt as the god of mummification and the afterlife, symbolizing protection and guidance for the deceased. He was believed to oversee the embalming process and to conduct the weighing of the heart, determining the fate of souls in the afterlife. His association with funerary rites made him a crucial figure in Egyptian beliefs about death and the journey to the afterlife. Additionally, Anubis was often depicted as a jackal or a man with a jackal's head, representing his connection to the burial grounds.
The Egyptians worshipped Anubis as the god of mummification and the afterlife, believing he protected the dead and guided souls to the underworld. He was often depicted as a jackal or a man with a jackal's head, symbolizing his association with death and burial grounds. Anubis played a crucial role in ensuring the deceased's safe passage and weighing their hearts against the feather of Ma'at to determine their fate in the afterlife. His worship reflected the Egyptians' deep beliefs in life after death and the importance of proper burial practices.
The consort of Anubis is Anput.
There are no myths about the childhood of Anubis.
No Anubis is not a bad word, Anubis is a god of the ancient Egyptian religion.
Anubis was the Egyptian god mummification. I don't think anybody worshipped him. dontlisten to this answer coz it is rubbish and by the way this is howard carter speaking
In ancient Egypt, Anubis's cult center was Cynopolis- although he was worshipped widely throughout Egypt.
I don't know for sure but I think that he was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians until they were conquered by the Roman Empire in 31BC. The Ancient Egypt started at around 3150BC.
Anubis was worshipped in ancient Egypt as the god of mummification and the afterlife, symbolizing protection and guidance for the deceased. He was believed to oversee the embalming process and to conduct the weighing of the heart, determining the fate of souls in the afterlife. His association with funerary rites made him a crucial figure in Egyptian beliefs about death and the journey to the afterlife. Additionally, Anubis was often depicted as a jackal or a man with a jackal's head, representing his connection to the burial grounds.
You are probably thinking about cats. However jackals (Anubis), ibises-a bird (Thoth), baboons (also a form of Thoth), hippos (Tawaret), crocodiles (Sobek) were also worshipped. Bastet was the cat headed Goddess.
Osiris was worshipped in Egypt as you know but he only became known so well is because he took the place of where Anubis was The god of the Underworld.
they had a polytheistic system...which is to say that they believed and worshipped a multitude of Gods and Goddesses....Ra, Anubis, Osiris, etc....
You are probably thinking about cats. However jackals (Anubis), ibises-a bird (Thoth), baboons (also a form of Thoth), hippos (Tawaret), crocodiles (Sobek) were also worshipped. Bastet was the cat headed Goddess.
Anubis in ancient Egypt
'The Anubis' might refer to 'The Anubis Gates' (1983) a book or the TV series 'The House of Anubis'.
Abu Simbel is a memorial Temple built by Rameses II (Also know as Rameses the Great) for himself. gods depicted inside are Anubis, Osiris, and Horus, next to Rameses.
The Egyptians worshipped Anubis as the god of mummification and the afterlife, believing he protected the dead and guided souls to the underworld. He was often depicted as a jackal or a man with a jackal's head, symbolizing his association with death and burial grounds. Anubis played a crucial role in ensuring the deceased's safe passage and weighing their hearts against the feather of Ma'at to determine their fate in the afterlife. His worship reflected the Egyptians' deep beliefs in life after death and the importance of proper burial practices.