The ancient Egyptians were obsessed with the afterlife. So whom did they view as the deity of death? ... The jackal-headed Anubis is a particularly important god associated with the dead.

In ancient Egypt, various gods were depicted with domestic dog or jackal heads that resemble modern-day Baladi dogs. Perhaps the most well known is Anubis, the god who guided souls in the afterlife .

Some online commentators have drawn a connection between the dog and Anubis, the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, often depicted as a man with a jackal head.

DNA obtained from the remains of a man who lived in ancient Egypt around the time the first pyramids were built is providing ...

Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul remained inside the body after death, ... Jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and falcon-headed Qebehsenuef watched over the intestines.