The god Horus shaped Egyptian kingship from the earliest dynasties to the Greco-Roman era. In myth, he survived exile, reclaimed his father’s throne, and defeated Set in a legendary struggle that ...

Another common misconception about ancient Egypt thanks to Hollywood is that all Egyptians were mummified and placed in ...

Alexander the Great is set to “return” to Egypt, as 53 works from the celebrated “Alexander 2000” collection by the late ...

Everyone’s heard a thing or two about Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty; Neptune, the god of the sea; Thor, the god of lightning; and Ra, the god of the sun. But how well would you be able to ...

Florida might seem about as far from modern-day Egypt as possible - and just a few thousand years from the end of the sprawling Ancient Egyptian Empire.

Just how long is disputed by researchers – with some seeking to disprove any ties to ancient Egypt – but what is sure is that ...

Which Ancient Myth Matches Each Birth Month? You may already know the symbolic myth that aligns with your zodiac sign.

A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.

The story depicted on the ˁAin Samiya goblet—an 8 cm tall silver vessel from the Intermediate Bronze Age (c. 2650–1950 ...

The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people living more than 4000 years ...

Long before the Bible was written, Egyptian mythology shaped the stories, symbols, and structure of the ancient world! Could traces of those myths still be hidden in the text?

Who was Khnum? The oldest and most important deities in the Egyptian pantheon are often the most mysterious and lacking in scholarly information. They are old – so old - that they’re veiled in a mist ...