Dogs: Demons, Death Omens and Divine Companions

Humans have had a long companionship with dogs. Domesticated from wolves, these furry friends have helped to hunt, to guard, and guide. But sometimes...perhaps we would prefer for them not to hunt, or to guard, or to guide...
From The Hounds of Hell, to small effigies - this podcast explores dogs in supernatural and mystical form.
Learn about the Wild Hunt, demon dogs, and dogs as everlasting guardians in part one of our series on animal lore.

*Art and Images in order of their appearance:*

Galaxy Dog - By rubisfirenos
DeviantArt https://www.deviantart.com/rubisfirenos/art/Galaxy-Wolf-644497181
Church Grim - By Irenehorrors
Deviant Art https://www.deviantart.com/irenhorrors/art/Church-Grim-796502827
Underworld - By pigliamosche
DeviantArt https://www.deviantart.com/pigliamosche/art/Underworld-838397946
Hecate - By Irenehorrors - Deviant art
https://www.deviantart.com/irenhorrors/art/Hecate-848171076
Hail Hecate - By Irenehorrors
DeviantArt https://www.deviantart.com/irenhorrors/art/Hail-Hecate-866188360
Yama - By kibbitzer - DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/kibbitzer/art/Yama-451817489
Hel The Moon - By ravietta - DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/ravietta/art/Hel-The-Moon-672067348
Stranger - By remarin - DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/remarin/art/Stranger-632070165
Odin the Allfather - By adehughesart - DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/adehughesart/art/Inktober2020-Day-1-Odin-The-Allfather-856803960
Gytrash - By sean loco odonnell - DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/sean-loco-odonnell/art/Gytrash-1-70571225
Black white - By Armamidori - DevianArt
https://www.deviantart.com/amamidori/art/Black-White-869065025
Ghost Dog - By TheAzimuth - DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/theazimuth/art/ghost-dog-594631785
A floor mosaic from Pompeii depicting a guard dog. (1st century CE)
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2704/dog-mosaic/

The Wild Hunt - Ny Irenehorrors
DeviantArt https://www.deviantart.com/irenhorrors/art/Wild-Hunt-721053316
The Huntress - By Irenehorrors
DeviantArt https://www.deviantart.com/irenhorrors/art/Drawlloween-Huntress-815822280
Herne the HUnter - By onehandywitch
https://www.deviantart.com/onehandywitch2/art/HERNE-THE-HUNTER-840067229
Crossroads - By vijamoga
Deviant Art https://www.deviantart.com/vijamoga/art/Crossroads-394120772
Black ShuckBy sarahrichford
https://www.deviantart.com/sarahrichford/art/Inktober-Day-26-Black-Shuck-712527234
Gytrash - By windigor - DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/windigor/art/Gytrash-288575089

Clay Dogs from Nineveh - By Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4930/model-clay-dogs-from-nineveh/
Reclining Colima dog
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13682/reclining-colima-dog/
Zoroaster - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Twelve Hittie Gods of the Underworld
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Mesoamerican red dog effigy
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13676/mesoamerican-red-dog-effigy/
Quetzalcoatl https
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Aztec Dog effigy
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13675/aztec-dog-effigy/
Snarling Colima dog
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13681/snarling-colima-dog/
Colima dog with maize
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13677/colima-dog-with-maize/
Anubis
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5399/anubis-egyptian-sarcophagus/
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12664/anubis-tending-to-a-mummy/
Ainu of Japan Museum
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Chulchulliann
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13371/cu-chulainn-in-his-chariot/
Heaven Beside You - By alexcherrypicks - DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/alexcherrypicks/art/Heaven-Beside-You-118813794