Anubis is depicted in black, a color that symbolizes regeneration, life, the soil of the Nile, and the discoloration of embalmed corpses. Anubis is the guardian of the dead on their journey to the afterlife and the "guardian of the scales". During the heart-weighing ceremony, Anubis would weigh the heart, and if it weighed more than a feather (the goddess of truth, usually symbolized by an ostrich feather), then the heart would be devoured by the monster "Amit" .
