Anubis

Anubis is the god of death and funerals. His parents are Nephthys and Set but he was raised by Osiris and Isis. He is the boyfriend of Sadie Kane.

Biography

Background
Anubis was born to Nephthys and Set, but was immediately given to Osiris and Isis by Nephthys who claimed that she did not want him to know his father. Anubis himself is skeptical of this knowing that he is a "different" child and is not a warrior.

The Red Pyramid
Anubis meets Carter and Sadie Kane when they come into the Land of The Dead to find the Feather of Truth to help defeat Set, who had kidnapped their father Julius. He at first refuses to help, and shows dislike towards Carter (mostly because Carter was hosting Horus at that time). He shows Sadie the Hall of Ma'at's New Orleans background, and lets it slip that Set is his father and that the Hall of Ma'at is weakening. Anubis eventually gives Sadie the feather of truth, but asks Sadie three questions before doing so: Sadie passed the test and Anubis gave her the feather, hinting that he might like to see her again.
 * 1) Was she ready?
 * 2) Would she give her life to save her brother?
 * 3) Would she save the world if it meant giving up their father?

After the Battle of the Red Pyramid, Anubis takes Carter and Sadie to the newly repaired Hall of Ma'at, where Julius Kane rules as Osiris. He later calls his time with Sadie "stimulating".

The Throne of Fire
Anubis appears in a London graveyard south of the Canary Wharf station and talks to Sadie while Babi and Nekhbet are trying to find(kill) Sadie and her friends. He gives Sadie information about the second piece of the Book of Ra and a Netjeri blade. At the end of the conversation, Anubis kisses Sadie and wishes her a happy birthday. Anubis later appears to Sadie's ba, as he's talking to Walt, who doesn't seem to notice her. Anubis explains to Sadie, "You and Carter are on the doorstep of death, itself." He then ferries Sadie into the room Jaz is sleeping in with Jaz's ren is there. They discuss Carter and the final piece to the Book of Ra. Near the end of the book Sadie asks him where he was when they were in the Duat, and he replies "a side project", though does not give any more information.

The Serpent's Shadow
Anubis talks to Sadie, but then is forbidden by god of the air Shu. He and Walt are said to have lots of conversations behind Sadie's back, which Sadie finds irritating. But when Walt dies, Walt becomes the host of Anubis so that both can walk the earth. Anubis has never hosted a human before, but Sadie no longer has to pick between him and Walt.

Personality
Anubis is described as being in a good mood once every eon or so and in accordance with that is somewhat moody. The exception to this is when he is in the presence of Sadie Kane, on whom he seems to have a crush. He occasionally becomes mildly flustered if he speaks without thinking, such as when he let slip to Sadie that he knew her mother, Ruby Kane. Despite being over five thousand years old, Anubis claims he feels young; this may account for his rather young appearance. He has a tendency to tilt his head when curious or confused, seeming rather dog-like. He also is out of touch with modern rituals, so when he asks Sadie if she is married, he appears to be quite confused by her reaction.

Appearance
In his jackal form, Anubis is sleek, black, and graceful and wears a golden collar. Sadie describes this form as 'cute'. In his "natural" human form, Anubis is about sixteen and possesses a pale complexion, tousled black hair, and warm, melting brown eyes. He is described as being very good-looking and tall. He wears black jeans, combat boots, a ripped t-shirt, a gold chain, and a black leather jacket. His ears stick up a bit, exactly like a jackal(which Sadie finds cute).

In the Throne of Fire, Sadie sees Anubis talking to Walt. He was wearing a black kilt, with a ruby collar. She says she expected him to look skinny shirtless ("not that I imagined that a lot, mind you"), but finds he has quite a lot of muscle and looks good; she wonders if there is a good gym in the Land of the Dead.

Anubis also possesses a jackal-headed form and initially appeared this way to Bast and Carter. Like all gods, his true, divine form is too intense for humans to see.

Powers and Abilities
Anubis may inhabit any graveyard or place of death or mourning without using a host. He may also summon mummy wrappings and shape them into objects, such as a bench to sit upon. He is also able to change his shape from jackal to human and any other form he wishes. He can use this to sometimes project illusions into the minds of others.

He also appears to be able to create portals in-and-out of the Duat and anywhere he wants. He may be able to manipulate darkness and he is able to communicate with the dead, appear invisible to mortals, control the souls of others, and many other possible powers, as stated by Sadie.

As Walt was able to reduce things to a pile of dust by touching them, it can be assumed that Anubis has this power as well.

Relationships
Sadie Kane: Throughout The Red Pyramid, Anubis and Sadie encounter one another. Sadie openly admits her attraction to Anubis throughout her narrations (often calling him 'hot' or 'cute'), and Anubis seems to return her affections, often making flirtatious gestures. He often refers to the fact he finds her annoying and talkative (even goes so far as saying he would invent a ceremony called the closing of the mouth to shut her up) and tells her that maybe she could bring him up to speed on modern courtship rituals before he disappears. He also talked with Sadie before she faced Set. He does not show any true feelings until The Throne of Fire where he goes out of his way to help her by giving her a ceremonial knife and informing her that the 2nd piece of the book of Ra is in the 18th Nome (Russia). In fact, in The Throne of Fire, Anubis goes as far as to wish her a happy birthday, then kisses her (Throne of Fire, page 113). In The Serpent's Shadow, Anubis assists Sadie by giving her advice, clues and helping. He even shows up at BAG's dance and dances with her, though after this he is banned from having contact with her. Walt and Anubis had been planning for some time that when Walt died, Walt would host Anubis. After Walt dies for a few seconds, Sadie is not sure what she thinks about having both guys she likes in the same body. After they deal with Apophis, Sadie realizes that she doesn't have to choose which boy she likes. She ends up kissing Walt/Anubis at the end of the book.

Isis: Anubis mentions that he rather likes Isis, as she treats him like a son. This seems to play a role in prompting Anubis to talk with Sadie alone.

Horus: Anubis does not like his cousin Horus. He considers him to be loud and arrogant. When he first sees Carter he scowls at him and glowers when Carter asks if he will help them. It is unknown if this dislike extends to Carter himself, or just Horus who was being hosted by Carter at the time.

Walt : Despite the fact that both Walt and Anubis like Sadie, and the slight rivalry between the two, Anubis gives Walt advice on how to deal with his illness, and also tells him not to despair and he will ease his pain as much as he could, much to Sadie's surprise. Mad Claude also mentions that he could feel the presence of Anubis around him, thinking he may be one of Anubis' chosen. Anubis is implied to be helping Walt out in The Throne of Fire. In The Serpent's Shadow, Walt becomes Anubis' host and he is allowed to stay in the mortal world.

In Mythology
In early Egyptian mythology, Anubis has different parentage. Rather than the son of Set, he is the son of Osiris and Nephthys, the result of the goddess tricking Osiris. Nephthys' betrayal played a role in Set's desire to kill Osiris. Later in mythology, however, does describe him as Set's son.

Anubis was one of the most important of Egyptian gods. When a corpse was mummified the priests wore jackal headed masks and prayed to Anubis. At the tomb, the priest held the mummy during the Opening of the Mouth ceremony to give the dead person the power to eat, move and breathe. Anubis is also the only deity who is allowed to do the Opening of the Mouth ceremony.

Trivia

 * Anubis is fond of New Orleans, particularly its way of sending off the deceased. Because of this, while he is in charge of the Hall of Judgment, a New Orleans graveyard is linked to it.
 * Anubis's physical description (pale skin, dark hair, brown eyes, black clothes, and an aura of death) also fits Rick Riordan's description of Nico di Angelo of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
 * Coincidentally, Nico also hangs out in New Orleans.
 * Anubis and Nico Di Angelo both have the same nickname, Death Boy.
 * In Anubis's picture he has on blue jeans, but in Sadie's description he wears black jeans.
 * Anubis is standing in front of his picture in Ancient Egypt.
 * His illustrator is John Rocco, who ha illustrated for most of the Rick Riordan books.
 * In the Survival Guide his parents are Nephthys and Osiris.
 * In Rick Riordan's The Serpent's Shadow Webcast it is said, that Anubis 'can do amazing things with canopic jars.'
 * He was Sadie's first love interest, as he appeared in the story before Walt.