In ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs, a new study ...

In ancient Egypt, so many people worshiped Anubis, the jackal-headed god of death, that the catacombs next to his sacred temple once held nearly 8 million mummified puppies and grown dogs, a new study ...

Anubis is usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal – hence his alternative name in American Gods. In the series he partners with Mr Ibis, or Thoth – the Egyptian god of writing and wisdom.