He is the god of death and funeral according to ancient Egyptian mythology. He is the son of Set and Nephthys. Jackal-headed Anubis is commemorated with death because jackals wander around the tombs. Anubis is the protector of the dead in the other world and the lord of the city of the dead. Anubis is one of the most respected ancient Egyptian gods. With his heart representing the soul of the dead on his scale, he weighs the feather of Ma'at, the goddess of justice. The heart of a good person is light against the feather and sends the soul of the dead person to be born again into the sky. If he is a person who has done evil, the feather will be light, in which case the soul of that person is sent to the underground country to the snakes. This means eternal torment.