Anubis

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Anubis

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

FULL NAME

Anubis

GENDER

Male

ALIAS

God of Burial and Embalming
God of Cemeteries and Mummification
God of Funerals and Death
Lord of Funerals
Keeper of the Ways of Death
Death Boy
The Dog

FAMILY

Set (father)
Nephthys (mother)
Osiris (uncle and adoptive father)
Isis (aunt and adoptive mother)
Horus and Babi (cousins and adoptive brothers)

AFFILIATION

Egyptian Gods

RESIDENCE

Brooklyn House

STATUS

Immortal

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

EYE

Brown

HAIR

Black

SPECIES

God

BEHIND THE SCENES

APPEARANCES

The Red Pyramid
The Throne of Fire
The Serpent's Shadow
The Staff of Serapis (mentioned)
Brooklyn House Magician's Manual

Anubis is the Egyptian god of death and funerals. His parents are Nephthys and Set, but he was raised by Osirisand Isis. Anubis is currently the only remaining Egyptian god left on Earth, having taken on the host of Walt Stoneto live a mortal life. Anubis/Walt is Sadie Kane's boyfriend
Anubis was born to Nephthys and Set, but was immediately given to Osiris and Isis by Nephthys; he claimed that she did not want him to know his father. Anubis himself is skeptical of this, knowing that he is a "different" child, and is not a warrior.

Mythology

In early Egyptian mythology, Anubis may have different parentage. Rather than the son of Set, he may be the son of Osiris and Nephthys, the result of the goddess, possibly, tricking Osiris. Nephthys' betrayal played a role in Set's desire to kill Osiris. Later in mythology, however, it does describe him as Set's son.

Anubis may have been one of the most important of Egyptian gods. When a corpse was mummified the priests could have worn jackal-headed masks and maybe prayed to Anubis. At the tomb, the priest could have held the mummy during the Opening of the Mouth ceremony to give the dead person the power to eat, move and breathe. Anubis is also the only deity who is allowed to do the Opening of the Mouth ceremony.