Ancient Egypt
Anubis
Guardian of the Dead
- mummification
- the dead
- judgement
About Anubis
The jackal-headed god of mummification who guided souls and guarded the gateway to the afterlife.
A famous story
Anubis invented the art of embalming when he prepared the body of Osiris, becoming the protector of graves. In the hall of judgement he steadied the great scales that weighed each soul's heart against the feather of truth.