Anubis was best known as a god of death, but it would be more accurate to say he was a judge of the soul. He would weigh the heart of the deceased against the feather of truth (Ma’at) and if it was as light as the feather, they could travel to the next life. If it was not, the heart would be fed to Ammut, a monstrous being, and the soul would be destroyed. He was almost always associated with a black hound or jackal and was one of the gods who aided Ra in battling off Apep each night.