Anubis

AKA Anpu, Inpu, Anoubis, Anoup

Titles:

God of Death, Tombs, Mummification, Embalming and the Underworld

Culture:

Egyptian

Kin:

Set (father), Nephthys (mother), Anput (wife), Wepwawet (brother), Kebechet (daughter)

Appearance:

Anubis takes the form of a man with a canine head, as his sacred animal is the African golden wolf. He is depicted in black, the colour of rich soil and an embalmed corpse.

Purpose/Role:

Anubis was once Lord of the Egyptian Underworld (cf. Hades, Hel, Tuchulcha), but later was replaced in this role by Osiris

Another of his roles was to act as chief psychopomp, i.e. one responsible for ushering dead souls from the mortal realm into the realm of the afterlife