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ANUBIS:
Anubis is a god of funerals and embalming. In some variations
of the myth, he is the son of Nepthys and Set. (In others,
he is the son of Nepthys and Osirus.) In the underworld, Anubis
is the "Weigher of Souls" of the dead against a
feather (ma'at, representing truth), with Osirus making final
judgement and Thoth recording the proceedings. If a soul is
found wanting, it is thrown to the Devourer (Ammut). If a
soul passes the test of being weighed, it is released to the
afterlife. Anubis is typically depicted as a dark-skinned
human with a jackal head, or as a jackal with an elaborate
collar.
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