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  • Let the Egyptians worship jackal-headed deities and the Greeks pray to Athena—it was Ahuramazda and his fellow gods who had granted the Persians dominion over the earth.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Let the Egyptians worship jackal-headed deities and the Greeks pray to Athena—it was Ahuramazda and his fellow gods who had granted the Persians dominion over the earth.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • It remains famous, if poorly understood – a spooky collection of arcane symbols, crocodile-jawed monsters and jackal-headed gods.

    Book of the Dead Comes To Life At British Museum AP 2010

  • It remains famous, if poorly understood – a spooky collection of arcane symbols, crocodile-jawed monsters and jackal-headed gods.

    Book of the Dead Comes To Life At British Museum AP 2010

  • I remember the jar with jackal-headed Dna-mut-ef on top, which was used to hold the stomach.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • Let the Egyptians worship jackal-headed deities and the Greeks pray to Athena—it was Ahuramazda and his fellow gods who had granted the Persians dominion over the earth.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • I remember the jar with jackal-headed Dna-mut-ef on top, which was used to hold the stomach.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • No, not the jackal-headed god, but a man holding a was scepter, with the head of an animal with a long, sharp face, downturned snout, and long squared ears that stood up.

    Shadow Chase Seressia Glass 2010

  • No, not the jackal-headed god, but a man holding a was scepter, with the head of an animal with a long, sharp face, downturned snout, and long squared ears that stood up.

    Shadow Chase Seressia Glass 2010

  • According to the news release, "the mummified boy ruler of Egypt along with Anubis, the jackal-headed guardian of the dead, has materialized from a 1,200-pound slab of unsalted butter."

    Pooch Kicks: Deep-fried in Red River Rivalry 2008

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