Anubis (by Mauricio Herrera)

Anubis (by Mauricio Herrera)

In Egyptian mythology, the god of the patron of the dead, the keeper of poisons and drugs. Depicted as a lying jackal black. Or wild dog Sabu, who lives in the desert. Or black hunting dog with a fluffy tail. Or as a jackal-headed human or a dog. Zoological species, whether a dog or jackal, the Egyptians certainly not observed, but presumably he is himself a mixed creature - a cross between a wild dog, wolf, jackal and a person. For information about eats corpses dragons have caused it to be considered members of the family dog ​​symbolic animal death and conductors in the lower world. Anubis is often holding a character "Ankh" ("life"). This divine guardian of the way into the realm of the dead, depicted in black, ie, the sacred color of the resin for embalming, which symbolizes the belief in the continuation of life in the hereafter. Originally Anubis - the god of death and Tinitskom Kinopolskom nomes (provinces). Center of the cult of Anubis throughout the history of ancient Egypt was the city of Kassa, the capital of 17 verhneegipetskogo nome (Greek name of the city - Kinopol, ie "City Dog"), but his reverence for early spread throughout Egypt.
During the period of the Old Kingdom god Anubis was considered dead, its main epithets "Hentiamenti", ie someone who the country ahead of the West (the "kingdom of the dead"), "Master holy land" (ie the necropolis), who front hall of the gods "(which was mummification)," Bishop Rasetau "(" Kingdom of the Dead "), standing in front of temple gods." Anubis Sabe was considered by the judge of the gods. According to the Pyramid Texts. Anubis was the chief god in the realm of the dead, he considered the heart of the dead (while Osiris mainly personified the deceased pharaoh. Which came to life like a god).
In later myths, Anubis played a significant role in the myth of Osiris, was one of the winners of the enemy of Osiris - Seth. Anubis is closely related to the necropolis of Thebes, to print which is shown lying on the nine prisoners jackal. On the doors of numerous tombs depicted reclining black dog, she is protecting god. Anubis was considered the god brother Bata.

Anubis
Since the end of the third millennium BC. er., from the period of the Middle Kingdom (2100 BC. er.) become functions of Anubis to Osiris, who stole his epithets and Anubis along with other gods (Upuatom, Hentiamenti, Toth and others) with similar iconography is in terms of gods associated with the mysteries of Osiris (Anubis enters the dead and on the scales of justice weighs the heart and the feather of Maat, nearby is a terrible dog ANMC (or Ammit), which eats the heart of the deceased, if it is burdened with sin). One of the most important functions of Anubis was the preparation of the body to the embalming and turning it into a mummy. Anubis was attributed to the laying on of hands and making a mummy corpse with magic in the ax ("enlightened", "Blessed," a blissful afterlife the embodiment of man), comes to life thanks to this gesture, Anubis the laying around dead in the burial chamber of Horus children and gave
each Canopy with guts late to protect them. When embalming a body of priest jackal mask acted as Anubis. Night Anubis guarded the mummy from evil forces.
Representation of Anubis to influence the image of the Christian Saint Christopher Pseglavtsa.
Despite the fact that in the Pyramid Texts it is called the fourth son of Ra. Anubis more commonly known as the son of Nephthys and Osiris. (According to Plutarch, Anubis was the son of Osiris and Neftis). Nephthys, secretly, Otkryvatelnitsa, was originally the wife of Seth (Chaos). But the fruit of her union with Osiris (stability, order) was Anubis - Defender of the souls in darkness.
With the proliferation of cults in the Roman Empire, Egypt - Isis and Serapis the Greeks and Romans begin to consider Anubis servant and companion of the gods. Greeks Anubis is identified with Hermes - psychopomps ("guide of souls").
Anubis
Anubis was, and still is - to note those who want to call it the energy:), the patron saint of anesthetists, psychiatrists and psychologists, it can also help in the search for something lost or missing. This God is also called "Open Road", and as he called Anubis, who wanted to get out of a regular maze.