Anubis ( Egyptian God Of the Dead)

Anubis
(Anpu)

Egyptian god of the dead,
represented as a black jackal
or dog, or as a man with the
head of a dog or jackal. His
parents were usually given as
Re in combination with either
Nephthys or Isis. After the
early period of the Old Kingdom,
he was superseded by Osiris as
god of the dead, being relegated
to a supporting role as a god of the
funeral cult and of the care of the dead.
The black colour represented the colour
of human corpses after they had
undergone the embalming process.
In the Book of the Dead, he was
depicted as presiding over the
weighing of the heart of the
deceased in the Hall of the Two
Truths. In his role as psychopomp
he was referred to as the
"conductor of souls". The Greeks later
identified him with their god Hermes,
resulting in the composite deity Hermanubis.
His principal sanctuary was at the
necropolis in Memphis and in other cities.
Anubis was also known as Khenty- Imentiu -
"chief of the westerners" - a reference to
the Egyptian belief that the realm of the
dead lay to the west in association with the
setting sun, and to their custom of building
cemeteries on the west bank of the Nile.