Anubis

Anubis is a egyptian jackal headed god who was the god of the underworld. He guided and protected the sprits of the dead. The egyptian created this god because they realize that the jackals hang around by the grave yards. So its a perfect fit for Anubis. Anubis was painted black and black generally unifies to death so you see it does make a perfect fit. Im not sure but im guessing that he wasn't that bad of a guy.(unlike the greek gods)