Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians worshiped a God known as Anubis. He was the god of death and resurrection and is depicted with the head of a jackal. Anubis played a vital role in the afterlife ...

New research has revealed that a significant number of dogs were mummified as offerings to an ancient Egyptian god. A group of researchers led by Cardiff University archaeology professor Paul ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While Osiris is often considered the Egyptian god of the underworld or god of the dead, experts ...

Sobek, crocodile-headed god of the Nile; Sekhmet, leonine goddess of war; Anubis, jackal god of the underworld; and Hathor, mother goddess with a cow’s horns: The ancient Egyptian pantheon of gods was ...

Installation view of "Divine Egypt," now open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through January 2026 Anna-Marie Kellen / Courtesy of the Met This fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking ...

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 catacombs south of Cairo, researchers have discovered burial sites filled with huge numbers of mummified animals — nearly 8 million of them, mostly dogs. The catacombs, at a site called Saqqara, ...

Mr. Jacquel is Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead. Pic credit: Starz Chris Obi first appeared as Mr. Jacquel in American Gods Season 1, Episode 3, titled Head Full of Snow. Mr. Jacquel is Anubis, ...