What’s fascinating is that although absolutely separate...two cultures, Aztec and Egyptian, shared a similar looking “being” for access to the underworld. This breed, and Anubis look very similar.
“To the ancient Aztec and Maya, man's best friend was also a hairless, ugly-cute healer, occasional food source, and, most importantly, guide to the Underworld.
Sometimes known as the Mexican Hairless dog, the xoloitzcuintli (pronounced "show-low-itz-QUEENT-ly") gets its name from two words in the language of the Aztecs: Xolotl, the god of lightning and death, and itzcuintli, or dog. According to Aztec belief, the Dog of Xolotl was created by the god to guard the living and guide the souls of the dead through the dangers of Mictlán, the Underworld.”
RangerReject on May 25th, 2021 at 14:26 UTC »
What’s fascinating is that although absolutely separate...two cultures, Aztec and Egyptian, shared a similar looking “being” for access to the underworld. This breed, and Anubis look very similar.
eskylabs on May 25th, 2021 at 14:39 UTC »
“To the ancient Aztec and Maya, man's best friend was also a hairless, ugly-cute healer, occasional food source, and, most importantly, guide to the Underworld.
Sometimes known as the Mexican Hairless dog, the xoloitzcuintli (pronounced "show-low-itz-QUEENT-ly") gets its name from two words in the language of the Aztecs: Xolotl, the god of lightning and death, and itzcuintli, or dog. According to Aztec belief, the Dog of Xolotl was created by the god to guard the living and guide the souls of the dead through the dangers of Mictlán, the Underworld.”
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WhomIsSimon on May 25th, 2021 at 15:03 UTC »
Yeah, it's the dog from Coco and they're really expensive