Anubis

Anubis is the god of embalming, the afterlife, and mummification. He is traditionally portrayed as having the head of a jackal. He lives in the Land of the Dead. There, he carries out the duty of the weighing of one's heart against the feather of truth to determine if their heart gets eaten by Ammit the Devourer.

Background
Anubis was born to Nephthys and Set, but was immediately given to Osiris 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
Prior to realizing who he was, Sadie Kane had met him twice in her ba form, once when within the memory of Osiris's birthday party, and the other when visiting Nut. She eventually met him in person while seeking the feather of truth in the Land of the Dead. They briefly converse in a New Orleans graveyard and he briefly confides in her about his family. He gives Sadie the feather of truth after asking her three questions with the feather in her hand. After Set is defeated, he guides Sadie and Carter to the Hall of Judgment to meet with their father and mother and then Horus and Isis. Throughout these events, there are strong hints that Anubis reciprocates Sadie's romantic feelings.

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. Despite being about 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 almost dog-like).

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 brown eyes. He wears black jeans, combat boots, a ripped t-shirt, a gold chain, and a black leather jacket. His ears stick up a bit, not unlike a jackal.

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.

Relationships
Sadie Kane: Throughout The Red Pyramid, Anubis and Sadie encounter one another. Sadie openly admits to her attraction to Anubis throughout her narrations, and Anubis seems to return her affections, often making flirtatious gestures.

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 growls 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.

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 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. Anubis is also the only deity and being 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.