 Escapee from Azkaban
Yay Teresa!!!
Okay, we'll start now.. is that okay, Naomi? XD Well, I'm starting anyway 'cos I have this awesome idea.
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Anubis.
Other names: Anpu, Inpu, Ienpw, Imeut [ Lord-of-the-Place-of-Embalming].
Patron of: Mummification, and the dead of their path through the underworld.
Appearance: A man with the head of a jackal-like animal. Unlike a real jackal, Anubis' head is black, representing his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown fully-human, but he is depicted so in the Temple of Abydos of Rameses II. There is a beautiful statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Description: Anubis is an incredibly ancient god, and was the original god of the dead before Osiris "took over" the position. After that point, Anubis was changed to be one of the many sons of Osiris and the psychopomp (conductor of souls) of the underworld. His totem of the jackal is probably due to the fact that jackals would hunt at the edges of the desert, near the necropolis and cemeteries throughout Egypt.
Prayers to Anubis are found carved on the most ancient tombs in Egypt, and his duties apparently are many. He watches over the mummification process to ensure that all is done properly. He conducts the souls through the underworld, testing their knowledge of the gods and their faith. He places their heart on the Scales of Justice during the Judging of the Heart, and he feeds the souls of wicked people to Ammit.
"..Whoa," a voice let out through the quiet hum of the engine of the private jet. The tall, muscular, dark-haired boy, by the name of Jaeke, was going to Egypt, to study abroad for a semester.
He, with a handful of other carefully-chosen students were picked on this once in a lifetime adventure. Jaeke agreed to it quickly, seeing it was his homeland and he already knew much about Egpyt - so he figured he'd get an easy A+. He, by the way, was on a private jet with the other students. The Headmaster of their school didn't want them to give attention to themselves by traveling by magic, so he provided a muggle-way of getting to Egypt.
He was reading about Anubis - the God of the Dead in Egpyt - just in case they needed to know this. Although with his rebellious attitude, he *kind of* cared about his grades. I mean, who wouldn't - if your grade drops then you won't be able to get that 150, 000 dollar car you wanted, or an expensive vacation on your own private island.
He glanced around, realizing it was very late in the night, and oddly, he couldn't hear the other students. Oh wait. He still had his headphones on and his music blaring. Eh, whatever. As long as they don't bother him, than he was okay.
He sighed, as he flipped through the book about Gods, coming across heiroglyphics and grinning. Finally. Something he could actually translate. With a small smirk on his face - positive that he was the only one that actually knew heiroglyphics - he started translating. The bad thing is, Jaeke often couldn't hear what he was thinking because of his music, so he'd often state his thoughts outloud.
Which is what he exactly did right now - and very loudly, I might add.
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Last edited by Evster; 02-22-2006 at 12:30 AM.
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