Anubis

Ancient Egypt's Jackal-headed god of death and the afterlife, Anubis was one of the more renowned and powerful deities. He was also one of the more aloof gods, playing only a minimal role in most of the Egyptian Pantheon's myths. 
== Facts: ==
-Anubis defining role was that of protector. He protected the souls of the newly departed, watched over tombs and crypts, and was said to be present when the soul was weighed during the Weighing of the Heart (Egyptians believed that after death your heart was weighed against a feather to check for its moral purity).
-Eventually, Anubis was deemed to be the lord of the Egyptian underworld. 
-Anubis was the patron deity of embalmers. There is reason to believe that Anubis may have invented or at least perfected the Egyptian process of creating the Heru. 
-Anubis always appears with the head of a canine, usually a jackal or wolf. 
-Anubis is clearly a Death God and so has natural mastery over Death Magick. 
-In Egyptian art, Anubis is associated with the color Black. 
Category:Pagan
Category:Death
Category:Destroyer
Category:Egypt