The iconic prize was designed almost a century ago by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, and bears a striking resemblance to ancient depictions of Ptah, the Egyptian god of artists and craftsmen. By ...

Astrophysicists shed light on the relationship between the Milky Way and the Egyptian sky-goddess Nut. The paper draws on ancient Egyptian texts and simulations to argue that the Milky Way might have ...

Which Egyptian Goddess or God Are You, Based on Zodiac Sign originally appeared on Parade. The concept of “god” and “goddess” is one of the most ancient, predating recorded history itself. While this ...

Gods of Egypt is a fantasy adventure film, rooted in Ancient Egyptian mythology, that was not intended to depict real historical events accurately. The movie takes creative liberties with costume ...

People have looked to the skies for spiritual guidance and divination since at least the third millennium BCE. Western astrology began in Mesopotamia during the Hellenistic-Egyptian period and spread ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,600-year-old pot containing gold jewellery and statuettes of a family of gods at an ancient Egyptian temple. The artefacts found at the site included beads, amulets ...

This piece has intrigued me from the beginning. It was recorded as coming from the village of Deir el-Medina on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes, southern Egypt, whereas its style tells me it comes ...