@tictac2 to Mildly Interesting • 1 year agoThe Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworldimagemessage-square47arrow-up1796arrow-down119
arrow-up1777arrow-down1imageThe Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld@tictac2 to Mildly Interesting • 1 year agomessage-square47
minus-squarescytalelinkEnglish13•edit-21 year 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year 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