Anubis

Anubis

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Anubis (ancient ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις) is the ancient Egyptian theology system of God, to Hu wolf head, the image of the body appeared in the pharaoh murals.

For the ancient Egyptians, the next life is extremely important, so Anubis was worshiped long ago. Anubis is long with a Hu wolf head, the wolf is a common in the cemetery search for rotten wild dogs. People prayed and prayed to protect the dead, it also helped Isis to Osiris (Osiris) made of mummies. [1]

Foreign language name   
Anubis
Alias
Well-intentioned
Country of Citizenship
Ancient Egypt
Nationalities
Protoss

origin

Anubis is also associated with the goddess Ma'at. The Egyptians thought that after death they would go to the house of the dead.
Anubis is the soul of the Egyptian mythical leader and guardian, in charge and guard the soul of the dead (in order to prevent the soul of the deceased by the second injury, which led to the Pharaoh can not be resurrected so the ancient Egyptians believe that only Anu The guard of the bibi can let their souls be shelter, which is why in the Pharaoh's graves can see the image of Anubis.), Is mainly responsible for the trial of the scale of the weighing work, And the other side of the heart of the deceased, if the heart is lighter than the feathers, then this person can ascend to heaven, and the gods of eternal life, if the heart than the feathers, then this person will be into hell, Be eaten by the devil. Anubis's prototype is Osiris and Nevtis (Dorset, the god of power, Osiris's brother, nebusis admired Osiris and with his pass after the birth of Anubis, the legend of all the special Are seen in the eyes, which has become one of the reasons for the resurrection of Dorset). Horus is his half brother.
The Egyptians believe that the king of Anubis to help the dead save the body, so that the deceased can be resurrected. Anubis God is portrayed as a man who has the power of the wolf's head.

Is the cemetery patron saint, mummy production of God, the gods, the guardian of the treasure of God, the god of judgment, the secret of the gods, the name means well-meaning. Originally Abidos (Abydos) local Lord God, after being widely respected. To the mountain dog, Hu wolf or wolf first man body image appears. His symbol is black and white bulls spilled with blood hanging on the pole. The meaning of which has so far no one can know.
Relevant information

Anubis (anubis or anpu), meaning well-meaning. The son of Osiris, born in Naples. He is between the night and the dawn of the middle of the gods.

Anubis's vision is usually a mountain dog, a wolf or a wolf's head, and sometimes it is a mountain dog, a wolf or a wolf, and he plays a leading role in the search for the natural body of Osiris. But there are traditional beliefs that he found Osiris's body is entirely dependent on a mountain dog, the wolf or wolf's help was able to complete. In the trial of the souls, it is the guardian of the mind balance, looking closely at the scale of the balance pointer. He is the funeral of the funeral of the mountains, and thus became a god. He was also used as a messenger of Osiris. But in the earlier passage, he was the messenger of the great gods (the sun god), and applied the perfume to the body of Osiris.
Anubis (Anubis), commonly known as Hu wolf god. Is the ancient Egyptian mythology of the tomb, mummy production, incense, treasure, trial, keep the spirit. He is nominally the son of Dorset and Nevtis, and is actually the brother of Neusilus and Nevtizus, Horus's half-brother. His name in the hieroglyphics is closer to the "Amp".

Anubis is a long mountain dog, the wolf or wolf's head, the wolf is his symbol. The image of the wolf is closely related to his role in mythology. Because the wolf is a scavenger, is the body of the clear, and death are closely linked. He is also seen as the guardian of the deceased. In the works of art, Anubis was portrayed as a long wolf head of the male, vertical ears, holding a gods. Legend of the mummies made by Anubis invented, and Anubisi also help Osiris resurrection, so that Osiris became Pluto, but the first generation of Pluto is Anubisi.
Anubis was originally the king of the underworld, but with the birth of Osiris worship, he was reduced from Pluto to offerings of God. As the souls of God, Anubis's main duty is to compare the heart of the deceased with the feathers of Maat on the balance. If the heart is as light as the feathers, or lighter than the feathers, Anubis will take him to see Osiris, otherwise he will feed him with a long crocodile head, lion's upper body and hippopotamus monster "Amit "(Ammit).

The worship of Anubis may even be earlier than Osiris. In the Unas text (line 70), associate him with the eyes of Horus. In the book of the deceased, he painted oil for the body of Osiris, wrapped him up with linen cloth from Isis and Neville, and protected his hand on the corpses of Osiris.

Outside of Egypt
After the period of the Ptolemaic kingdom, the image of Anubis and the Greek god Hermes merged into "Herman Nubis". The center of this sect in Kenopolis, whose name is "dog city" meaning. In the sixth book of the "donkey" in Apulieuus, it can be seen that the faith of the gods was maintained at least in the second century in ancient Rome. In addition, Herman Nubis also appeared in the medieval and Renaissance alchemism and Hermes literature.

Although the Greeks and the Romans were mostly contemptuous Egypt had the head of the animal head and regarded it as a strange and primitive thing (Anubis was contemptuously called the "roar" by the Greeks), but Anubis was sometimes Will also be associated with the sky of Sirius, carved ears Boros and Hades produced association.