An astrophysicist has shed new light on how the ancient Egyptians viewed our galaxy thousands of years ago. In an "exciting" study published in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage Or ...

The concept of “god” and “ goddess ” is one of the most ancient, predating recorded history itself. While this concept means different things for different people, its etymological root is connected ...

A look at a truly mysterious painting, 'The Questioner of the Sphinx', by Elihu Vedder, and the context in which it was ...

Ancient Egypt was filled with gods of power, war, and fertility, but few were as fearsome and revered as Sobek, the crocodile-headed deity. Worshiped as a protector, a creator of the Nile, and a ...

Egyptian mythology is packed with drama, divine intrigue, and more sibling rivalry than your last family holiday. Luckily, you don't need to build a time machine or learn how to read hieroglyphs ...

A new study by a University of Portsmouth astrophysicist sheds light on the relationship between the Milky Way and the Egyptian sky-goddess Nut. The paper draws on ancient Egyptian texts and ...

If finding a dead moth on your bed pillow is the symbolic equivalent of “bon voyage” in ancient Egyptian mythology, then my river cruise adventure aboard the Aggressor Nile Queen would have ...

The options don’t end there, though, with a number of ancient Egyptian-themed games coming to the fore over the years, particularly for PlayStation gamers.

Egypt displayed Monday a cache of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country’s antiquities officials revealed were recently discovered at the famed necropolis of Saqqara.

Ancient Egyptians were known for their religious beliefs and astronomical knowledge of the Sun, Moon, and planets, but up until now it has been unclear what role the Milky Way played in Egyptian ...