Tomb Watcher's patron deity, and his distant ancestor. In the modern era he has grown and pushed himself beyond being merely a preparer of the dead and their protector. He holds a dominion over the Void itself due to his power over death and long research into his power's capabilities, as well as an immense knowledge of dark magic, granting him and his Avatar greater power against threats that would be otherwise insurmountable.
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Anubis is not a god of death or the void. Void and Null are Apep/Apophis, and Nepthys is Death and Night. Here is a good resource about Anubis. http://www.per-sabu.org/aspects-and-roles1.html
This is a wonderful drawing though. It very much stands out. ="3
This is a wonderful drawing though. It very much stands out. ="3
"Anubis or Inpu, Anpu in Ancient Egyptian (/əˈnjuːbɪs/;[1] Ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις, Egyptian: inpw, Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ Anoup) is the Greek name of the god of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the Underworld." "By the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055 – 1650 BC) he was replaced by Osiris in his role as lord of the underworld." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis
Are you sure about that?
Are you sure about that?
Thanks for agreeing with me by quoting Wikipedia. Anubis was the foremost of the westerners, until the death of Osiris, where he was replaced. Granted that neither of those two are the god of death. Osiris is the king of the realm of the dead though.
The Wikipedia must be incorrect about Anubis being the Greek version of death, as the Greeks equated Anubis with Hermes, and even merged them together as the same god, calling him Hermanubis. Also Anubis is a Shamanic Initiatory, healer, protector, etc...
Here is a site of someone who has spent their life researching Ancient Egypt, and Anubis.
http://www.per-sabu.org/aspects-and-roles1.html
Not that it matters much, as per American culture, Anubis is some necromancer and lacky of evil in the eyes of most people because of fiction books and movies.
The Wikipedia must be incorrect about Anubis being the Greek version of death, as the Greeks equated Anubis with Hermes, and even merged them together as the same god, calling him Hermanubis. Also Anubis is a Shamanic Initiatory, healer, protector, etc...
Here is a site of someone who has spent their life researching Ancient Egypt, and Anubis.
http://www.per-sabu.org/aspects-and-roles1.html
Not that it matters much, as per American culture, Anubis is some necromancer and lacky of evil in the eyes of most people because of fiction books and movies.
I'm fairly certain that someone else in the Egyptian Pantheon was considered the local version of Hermes, but I don't recall it being Anubis. If anything Thoth would fit the role a lot better as his neutral role and position as the one who settles disputes would befit Hermes' role as the messenger of the gods. Also, Anubis is the Greek translation of his name, and it stuck likely because of the Romans. His original name, as that first quote stated, is Anpu in Ancient Egyptian. But that changed with time, obviously.
And that skewed perception is actually not true, that's just how Hollywood usually portrays him. Though that was nulled a bit with the Gods of Egypt movie where he was a more neutral role. Though he's not made a villain as much as Set, for obvious reasons, in such movies with focus on Ancient Egypt and their Pantheon.
Still, Anubis is an assistant of Osiris and Isis in the underworld, especially with the whole Judging of hearts duty for the recently deceased souls. He might not be a god of death, but his duties are often aligned with it, so calling him such wouldn't be much of a stretch. Not to mention there's a lot more sites than just the Wikipedia that states Anubis is a god of death. Your specific one doesn't, but many others do. Just typing Anubis into any search engine yields these results.
There's also the fact that this image's particular version of Anubis has been solely tasked with regulating the Underworld while Osiris and Isis are away from it in modern date, so those roles would be passed straight to him regardless.
And that skewed perception is actually not true, that's just how Hollywood usually portrays him. Though that was nulled a bit with the Gods of Egypt movie where he was a more neutral role. Though he's not made a villain as much as Set, for obvious reasons, in such movies with focus on Ancient Egypt and their Pantheon.
Still, Anubis is an assistant of Osiris and Isis in the underworld, especially with the whole Judging of hearts duty for the recently deceased souls. He might not be a god of death, but his duties are often aligned with it, so calling him such wouldn't be much of a stretch. Not to mention there's a lot more sites than just the Wikipedia that states Anubis is a god of death. Your specific one doesn't, but many others do. Just typing Anubis into any search engine yields these results.
There's also the fact that this image's particular version of Anubis has been solely tasked with regulating the Underworld while Osiris and Isis are away from it in modern date, so those roles would be passed straight to him regardless.
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