tictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 years agoThe Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworldlemmy.worldimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down119
arrow-up1769arrow-down1imageThe Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworldlemmy.worldtictac2@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squarescytale@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-22 years agoDid the original breed look anything like the current one? I was just about to say it’s uncanny how the ancient Aztecs and Egyptians had a similar looking death-related mythological thing (this dog and Anubis).
minus-squareFroggy@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoIt’s surprisingly hard to Google, but I found this: http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/34509/ Anubis has the head of a jackyl, which looks significantly different IRL: https://www.britannica.com/animal/African-golden-wolf
Did the original breed look anything like the current one? I was just about to say it’s uncanny how the ancient Aztecs and Egyptians had a similar looking death-related mythological thing (this dog and Anubis).
It’s surprisingly hard to Google, but I found this: http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/34509/
Anubis has the head of a jackyl, which looks significantly different IRL: https://www.britannica.com/animal/African-golden-wolf