Indeed, when the Legend of Osiris and Isis emerged, it was said that when Osiris had died, Osiris's organs were given to Anubis as a gift. As the god of death, Anubis was identified as the father of Kebehwet, the goddess of the purification of bodily organs due to be placed in Canopic Jars during Mummification.Īlso set and the goddess of water were his parents.įollowing the merging of the Ennead and Ogdoad belief systems, as a result of the identification of Atum with Ra, and their compatibility, Anubis became considered a lesser god in the underworld, giving way to the more popular Osiris. His father was originally said to be Ra, as he was the creator god, and thus his mother was said to be Hesat, Ra's wife, who later was identified as Hathor (to whom her identity was remarkably similar). Kebauet, the Goddess of cold water, is also listed as his daughter in some places. He is also both listed to have taken to wife the feminine form of Neheb Kau, Nehebka, and Kebauet. He was said to have a wife, Anput (who was really just his female aspect, her name being his with an additional feminine suffix: the t), who was depicted exactly the same, though feminine. Originally, in the Ogdoad system, he was god of the underworld, and his name is frequently thought to have reflected this, meaning something like putrefaction. Both legends have equal understandings due to the connections that Anubis has through Nephthys and the Underworld.
Another legend states that Anubis was spawned from Nephthys and Osiris. Some scholars suggest that Anubis is the son of Nephthys and Set. Anubis’s heritage is one of debate among historians.
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