Birth
Usually, Anubis is portrayed as the son of Nephthys and Set, Osiris' brother and the god of the desert and darkness. One myth says that Nephthys got Osiris drunk and the resultant seduction brought forth Anubis. Yet another says she disguised herself as Isis and seduced Osiris and subsequently gave birth to Anubis.
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Anubis statue from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (Cairo Museum).
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Anubis attending the mummy of the deceased.
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Statue of Hermanubis (Vatican Museums)
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Anubis mask, Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim
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A worshipper kneeling before Anubis, Walters Art Museum
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