God of Death and Mummification: Anubis

Lord of the Funerals
Keeper of the Ways of
Death
God of Burial and
Embalming
God of Cemeteries and
Mummification
Anubis is known as the god of death and is one of the oldest and
most popular of ancient Egyptian deities. The ancient Egyptians revered Anubis
highly because they believed he had tremendous power over both their physical
and spiritual selves when they died.
References to Anubis are found in texts dating back to the
Old Kingdom. His fame lasted until the Middle Kingdom, when his role as God of
death was taken over by Osiris and Anubis became Osiris' assistant.
He is the son of Nephthys and Set or Osiris. It was believed
that his aunt Isis raised him, rather than his mother Nephthys, as Set might
murder his wife's illegitimate son or be a horrible influence on him. Thus he
grew up as a son, friend and follower of Osiris and Isis. Despite the fact that
he was given to Osiris and Isis to raise, Anubis is aware of his true parentage
and says that he's "differe…