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Anubis is a canine-headed deity who guides souls to the underworld and presides over embalming and the weighing of the heart. Learn about his history, roles, worship, and portrayal in art from various sources and periods.
Osiris (/ oʊˈsaɪrɪs /, from Egyptian wsjr) [a] was the god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation in ancient Egyptian religion.
4 lis 2024 · Anubis, ancient Egyptian god of funerary practices and care of the dead, represented by a jackal or the figure of a man with the head of a jackal. In the Early Dynastic period and the Old Kingdom, he enjoyed a preeminent (though not exclusive) position as lord of the dead, but he was later overshadowed by Osiris.
25 lip 2016 · Anubis is the Egyptian god of mummification, funerary rites, guardian of tombs, guide to the afterlife, and patron of lost souls and the helpless.
Anubis is known as the god of death and is 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.
29 lis 2022 · Anubis was a jackal-headed deity who originally ruled the dead, but later became the god of embalming and the underworld. Learn about his origin, family, attributes, and role in the Osiris myth.
21 lip 2024 · Anubis, the jackal-headed god, holds a prominent place in Egyptian mythology. He is the guardian of the underworld and the guide of souls to the afterlife. Anubis’s connection to death and the funeral rites made him an important figure in ancient Egyptian society.
