Anubis is a son nearly of god Osiris who is most esteemed in Egypt, however, the son conceded to the father a little. All mortal life was presented to Egyptians as preparation for beyond the grave, and therefore the conductor which transported souls of the dead deserved respect and respect. Anubis was a conductor also.
Instruction
1. Anubis was represented always with the head of a jackal and quite athletic body of the male person. He was distinguished by large peaked ears and the extended nose. On the papyruses of an eye of Anubis which reached us are written also as wrote eyes of Pharaohs or priests: they are big and open, framed with a traditional permanent make-up.
2. There are 2 known types of images of Anubis – initial, with a body of black color (black color had to remind the mummified human body and the earth), and "new" - with the body of sandy color dressed in skhent (loincloth) and trapetseobrazny apron. On the head always was klaft – an attire of the highest nobility in the form of a dense scarf which two free ends fell down on a breast in the form of the twirled plaits.
3. The well-known ure – twisted gold cobras which as if are ready to a jump on the enemy, the crowning heads and wrists of Pharaohs, were alien to Anubis's image on hands are visible only color tapes which spoke about his special importance and modesty.
4. Egyptians had a separate hieroglyph designating this god, in translation the hieroglyph means "knowing secrets". In tombs of the dead by all means put god Anubis's figurine – the figure of a shakaloobrazny dog turned from a stone or a tree lying with the paws extended forward.
5. Anubis served as the conductor of the died people in a next world. To get after death to acceptable conditions, Egyptians tried not to annoy Anubis – a meeting with it, according to myths, was coming each person. It is interesting that the conductor to the world of the dead, that is the second character, Anubis was not always. Long time it possessed the predominating role, he judged the people who got to another world, was the tsar of the dead. Later time, this function departed to his father, Osiris, and Anubis ranked second in the Egyptian mythology, having become the important, but not the main character. According to myths, Osiris adopted functions of the judge, having removed this burden from the son's shoulders, the happened changes made Anubis one step lower than the father.
6. The head of a jackal with which represent Anubis, most likely, is used because jackals hunted on the edge of the desert, near a necropolis, across all Egypt. Anubis's head of black color that testifies to its belonging to the world of the dead. However, in some myths it is possible to meet the description of god and with the dog head.
7. The city of Kinopolis is considered the center of worship of Anubis though honored Anubis everywhere. According to mythology, Anubis laid the foundation for mummification, having collected literally on pieces the father's body: having swaddled remains in miracle fabric, he promoted the subsequent revival of the parent. That is, Anubis could turn a mummy into the recovered substance, a certain brightened-up, sublime being who could live also in a next world.
8. The mummies only expecting magic transformation, Anubis protected from evil spirits of which in Ancient Egypt were afraid, considering the main enemies in the world of the dead. Correctly carried out ceremony of mummification became pledge of the fact that in a next world, in life which follows terrestrial existence Anubis will revive rested, having presented it the protection and protection.