Anubis (/əˈnjuːbɪs/;[2] Ancient Greek: Ἄνουβις), also known as Inpu, Inpw, Jnpw, or Anpu in Ancient Egyptian (Coptic: ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡ, romanized: Anoup) is the name of the god of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the Underworld, in ancient Egyptian religion, usually depicted as a canine or a man with a canine head. Anubis Anubis standing.svg The Egyptian god Anubis (a modern rendition inspired by New Kingdom tomb paintings) Name in hieroglyphs i n p w E16 Major cult center Lycopolis, Cynopolis Symbol mummy gauze, fetish, jackal, flail Personal information Parents Nepthys and Set, Osiris (Middle and New kingdom), or Ra (Old kingdom). Siblings Wepwawet Consort Anput, Nephthys[1] Offspring Kebechet Greek equivalent Hades or Hermes Like many ancient Egyptian deities, Anubis assumed different roles in various contexts. Depicted as a protector of graves as early as the First Dynasty (c. 3100 – c. 2890 BC), Anubis was also an embalmer. By the Middle King...