Anubis

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Anubis is the god of death in ancient Egyptian mythology, a god of beasts made by mummies related to life after death. He appeared in Pharaoh's tomb murals as a jackal. For the ancient Egyptians, the afterlife was extremely important, so Anubis was worshipped a long time ago. People prayed to Anubis to protect the dead. He also helped Isis make Osiris into a mummy and handed over the position of Pluto to Osiris.
Most of the titles he obtained are related to his status as the god of burial. For example, the title "He who is upon his mountain" emphasizes his identity as the dead and the patron saint of the tomb, and (He who is in the place of embalming) shows his association with the production of mummy.
Anubis is a Greek expression of the Egyptian name of this god. During the ancient kingdom period (c. 2686 BC – c. 2181 BC), the holy calligraphy standard spelling of its name is composed of a symbol representing the pronunciation of "inpw" and a "jackal" symbol on the "htep" symbol.
The lineage of Anubis varies by myth, time, and source.In early mythology Anubis was the son of Ra, the sun god.In coffin texts from the First Intermediate period (c. 2181-2055 BC), Anubis is the son of the cow goddess Hesart and the cat-headed goddess Baste.Other records describe him as the son of Ra and Nefertis. Later he was the son of Set and Nefertis, which was easy to accept, for Nefertis was supposed to be the wife of Set, who was also a dog-headed god.In the myth of Osiris, Anubis assisted ISIS in mummifying Osiris after he was killed by Set.Because of these associations, Anubis became the patron saint of embalmers. According to drawings in the Book of the Dead, priests often wore jackal masks to support upright mummies during the burial rituals of mummification.
The heart weighing ritual was an important factor in Egyptian mythology, in which Anubis would weigh the heart as lighter or heavier than the ostrich feathers that symbolize Mayat. If the heart is heavier than a feather, the heart will be devoured by Amit, a monster with the head of a crocodile, the upper body of a lion and the hind legs of a hippopotamus.
Later in the Ptolemaic kingdom, the image of Anubis was merged with the Greek god Hermes to form "Hermenubis". Hermenubis also appears in medieval and Renaissance alchemy and Hermetic literature. Anubis is also known for mummification and as the god of death -- unlike other jackals, Anubis' head is the black to match the identity of death.

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川渝苹果

This invitation is really interesting! Anubis is one one the most important gods in Ancient Egypt, I also searched some information about what was the role of Anubis:

In the Early Dynastic period and the Old Kingdom, Anubis had a preeminent position as lord of the dead. He was associated with the funerary cult and the care of the dead, and his later role was as the “conductor of souls.” He was also reputed to be the inventor of embalming, an art he first employed on the corpse of Osiris.

(From:https://www.britannica.com/topic/Anubis)

诗人和牧笛

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Camellia

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孙怡

阿努比斯是古埃及神话中的死神，是由木乃伊制作的兽神，与死后的生命有关。他出现在法老的坟墓壁画作为一个豺狼。对于古埃及人来说，来世是极其重要的，所以阿努比斯在很久以前就被崇拜了。人们祈求阿努比斯保护死者。他还帮助伊希斯将奥西里斯制作成木乃伊，并将冥王星的位置交给奥西里斯。他获得的大部分头衔都与他的葬神身份有关。例如，标题“他是谁在他的山”强调他的身份是死者和坟墓的守护神，和“他是谁我”的地方防腐）显示他与木乃伊的生产。阿努比斯是这个神的埃及名字的希腊语表达。在古代王国时期（公元前2686年-公元前2181年），它的名字的神圣书法标准拼写是由一个符号代表发音“？npw”和一个“豺狼”符号上的“tep”符号组成。阿努比斯的血统因神话、时代和来源而异。在早期的神话中阿努比斯是太阳神拉的儿子。在第一中间时期（约公元前2181-2055年）的棺材文本中，阿努比斯是奶牛女神赫萨特和猫头女神芭丝特的儿子。还有其它的相关记录则将他描绘成拉与奈芙蒂斯的儿子。后来他是赛特与奈芙蒂斯之子，这很容易被接受，因为奈芙蒂斯被认为是赛特的妻子，赛特也同样是犬形头的神明。在奥西里斯神话中，赛特杀害奥西里斯之后，阿努比斯协助伊西斯将奥西里斯做成木乃伊。由于这些有这些关联，阿努比斯变成了防腐员的守护神。根据死者之书中的绘图，在木乃伊制作的葬礼仪式期间祭司常会带着胡狼面具支撑著直立的木乃伊。
心脏秤量的仪式是埃及神话中的重要因素，在此仪式中，阿努比斯会秤量心脏的重量，视其比象征玛亚特的鸵鸟羽毛来得轻或重。如果心脏比羽毛重，那么心脏就会被长着鳄鱼头、狮子的上身和河马后腿的怪物阿米特所吞噬。
在之后的托勒密王国时期，阿努比斯的形象与希腊神祇赫尔墨斯融合成“赫曼努比斯”。赫曼努比斯也出现中世纪与文艺复兴时期的炼金术与赫密斯主义文学中。阿努比斯也以木乃伊化及死亡之神闻名——不像其他的胡狼，阿努比斯的头是与死神身份相衬的黑色。

LLL

So informationative

照棠熙

Your introduction to the god Anubis gave me a new understanding of the ancient Egyptian concept of life and death. At the same time, I have a strong interest in the various deities believed by the ancient Egyptians.

女开

Anubis was associated with mummification and was the guardian of the dead on their journey to the afterlife.

Serendipity

Wow, how amazing it is.

种橡木

Anubis, the god of life and death, administrating the leverage between two worlds. Uncountable literary works refer to it as a symbol and representative of power, death, and horror. By the way I added him into my own adventure fiction called The Horizontal Skies, which is a story containing human-god relations in a steampunk world.