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In early mythology, he was portrayed as a son of Ra. [23] In the Coffin Texts, which were written in the First Intermediate Period (c. 2181–2055 BC), Anubis is the son of either the cow goddess Hesat or the cat-headed Bastet. [24] Another tradition depicted him as the son of Ra and Nephthys. [23]
The sons of Horus themselves were thought to be under the protection of four goddesses, usually Isis for Imsety, Nephthys for Hapy, Neith for Duamutef, and Serqet for Qebehsenuef. [3] In the Middle Kingdom, this scheme could vary and sometimes included different goddesses, so that Sendjet guarded Duamutef and Renenutet guarded Qebehsenuef. [ 20 ]
Ra's local cult began to grow from roughly the Second Dynasty, establishing him as a sun-deity. By the Fourth Dynasty, pharaohs were seen as Ra's manifestations on Earth, referred to as "Sons of Ra". Ra was called the first king of Egypt, thus it was believed pharaohs were his descendants and successors.
Anubis (disputed), [2] Sobek ... Set is the son of Geb, the Earth, and Nut, ... Mesektet Barque with Ra as Set spears Apep in the underworld.
Djedefhor – Son of Pharaoh Khufu who was deified after death because he wrote a book considered to be the work of a god [86] Djefa – God of abundance [88] Dionysus-Osiris – A Greco-Egyptian life-death-rebirth god who was a syncretism from Dionysus and Osiris [89] Duamutef – A son of Horus [90] Dua – A god [91] Duau – A Moon god [92 ...
Because Ra was the solar deity, bringer of light, and thus the upholder of Maat, Apep was viewed as the greatest enemy of Ra, and thus was given the title Enemy of Ra, and also "the Lord of Chaos". "The Lord of Chaos" was seen as a giant snake or serpent leading to such titles as Serpent from the Nile and Evil Dragon.
The first part of the corridor is decorated with scenes showing King Ramesses III before a variety of gods and goddesses, including Ptah, Thoth, Anubis, Ra-Harakhty, Geb and more. [ 2 ] The side chambers include scenes of the Sons of Horus and the goddesses Isis , Nephtys , Neith and Serket .
Anubis has a scepter that causes "the sleep of forgetting". They are often summoned by Scarab, but occasionally did turn on him when they did not like to be ordered around. Unlike in real Egyptian mythology, where Anubis is a mostly neutral and clever god, he is one of the villains and is rather dim-witted, often being outsmarted by Presley.