Inevitably, Death is Only the Beginning in Egyptian and...

Death is inevitable. A fate of every living creature. Death has taken entire civilizations and creatures. It is the final destination every living thing will one day reach. The finish line of rot, ruin and decay. There are many dark deities in mythology. Male and Female deities in every different culture in the world. Two of the most interesting deities of death and darkness are Micteacaihatl the lady of death in Aztec culture, and the famous Anubis, guardian of the dead, and afterlife in Egyptian mythology. In Egyptian culture they believe that death is only the beginning, much like Christian cultures today. If you were a pharaoh or of some importance, or rich in the world you were mummified, and in your tomb would have the markings of†¦show more content†¦After weighing the heart, if the dead is found to be true of heart, Anubis brings them before Osiris to join him in immortality. If the heart outweighs the feather then Anubis would push the heart to the floor and let Am mut devour the heart destroying the soul of the dead. The god of Anubis is still worshipped today in Egyptian culture, there are statutes of him and hieroglyphics of his name in many temples. A few cultures still warship their death deities including the warship of the goddess Micteacaihatl in Mexico. In the ancient Aztec culture there was a goddess named Micteacaihatl. Micteacaihatl is known as the goddess of death. Micteacaihatl is also known as the lady of the land of the dead. Micteacaihatl is depicted as a woman with a skull face, with a beak and a skirt of serpents. Micteacaihatl was believed to be a protector of the souls residing in the underworld. The basic job Micteacaihatl has is to watch over the bones of the dead. The Aztecs believed the bones of the dead from past worlds were used to create the first humans of this world. â€Å"The Aztecs believed that the bones of every person were used to make future people. This is why they would have to be carefully guarded but, l ike the bones from past worlds, they will probably have to be stolen in order to be used.† (Austin Cline) Micteacaihatl is often compared to Santa Muerete. Once a year the Aztecs held a festival celebrating the death of their ancestors,