Standing tall and foreboding with the head of a jackal and the body of a man, the patron deity of mummification held a crook-formed flagellum of Osiris to symbolize his authority within the underworld. It may be mushy like sheep's wool, prickly like porcupine spines or coarse like warthog bristles, but all kinds provide protection and help regulate physique temperature. Pets may even have a major affect...
