TeamDogs looks at these dog gods and their role in their mythology or society,From Ancient Egypt to India, Greece and Rome to Mexico, you probably wouldn't want your canine buddy to know about these gods.Ancient Egyptians worshipped several dog-headed deities, with Anubis probably the most well-known.
In the earliest records from Egypt, Anubis - known as the ‘Master of Secrets’ and ‘The Dog Who Swallows Millions’ thanks to his role as the patron of embalmers and guardian of cemeteries - was depicted in full canine form, but over the centuries he, like Egypt’s other gods, took on a human body and kept only his animal head.Anubis was the most powerful god of the dead during the Old Kingdom (2700-2200 BCE), and even after he was replaced in.
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