But in Ancient Egypt around 2,000 B.C., lettuce was not a popular appetizer, it was an aphrodisiac, a phallic symbol that represented the celebrated food of the Egyptian god of fertility, Min.

A bronze sword bearing the symbol of King Ramesses II was recently found at the Tell Al-Abqain site in Beheira Governorate. Ramesses was believed to have been referenced in the Book of Exodus.

Ancient Egyptians who buried their deceased kin in pots may have chosen the burial vessels as symbols of the womb and rebirth, scientists argue in a new paper. Pot burials in ancient Egypt have ...

It also became a symbol of the massacre. Previously, Egyptian revolutionaries had used the "V" victory sign as they overthrew longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

Among creatures suggested as intended by the Egyptian artists have been the jackal, hare, oryx, an4 okapi, but all these assignments have been abandoned. Nature - The Animal Symbol of the Egyptian ...