Also called Anpu, Inpu, He Who Is Upon His Mountain.
Their story
Anubis embalmed the body of Osiris, and the first mummy was said to be his work. In the Book of the Dead he leads the dead into the hall of judgement and weighs the heart against the feather of Maat. Before Osiris rose to prominence, Anubis was the chief god of the dead and of cemeteries.
Their day
Wednesday. In modern practice, Wednesday is often chosen for him through Mercury, since the Greeks linked him with Hermes as guide of souls.
Best times to give to them
- the Wag festival
- the Khoiak festival
- dusk
What they like being given
- fresh water
- bread
- incense such as myrrh
- linen or a clean cloth
- a candle for the dead
How to honour them
- Ask for his care for someone who has died.
- Keep a small altar corner for your ancestors under his protection.
- Offer myrrh or incense in the evening.
- Help others through hard transitions as he does.
How they can help you
- grief and loss
- protection
- guidance through change
- caring for the dying and dead
Symbols
- the black jackal
- the scales
- the embalming tent
- the flail
Festivals
- Wag festival The 17th and 18th days of the first month (Thoth), about two and a half weeks after Wepet Renpet, so usually early August in modern Kemetic calendars
More Egyptian gods
- Osiris Lord of the afterlife and new growth
- Horus The falcon, protector of the rightful king
- Ra The sun who sails the sky
- Thoth Scribe of the gods, lord of wisdom
- Khonsu The Traveller, the moon who heals
- Amun The hidden king of the gods at Thebes
- Ptah Creator by word and patron of craftsmen
- Atum The self-created first god of Heliopolis