Archaeologists say the marble coffin is the first of its kind found in the region. The story it depicts is more often seen in mosaics ...

The Greek Foreign Minister visits his counterpart in Cairo to express his discontent over the ruling that grants Egypt the ...

In the remarkably rich and highly readable volume, these scholars present a diverse array of traditional opinions regarding ...

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Much of the Christian world, especially the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, has been roiled by reports that an ...

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Ancient pagan gods in Egypt. Illustration published 1836. This edition is in my private collection. Copyright is in public domain. Royalty-free licenses let you pay ...

The Egyptian gods were a significant part of Tutankhamun ... he reinstated polytheism as Egypt’s official religion. It makes sense, then, that his tomb would invoke the gods.

In the Egyptian city of Esna ... formed the foundations of their religion. They believed that certain celestial bodies were incarnations of their gods; for example, the rising sun symbolized ...

Explore the complex religious life of ancient Rome, where religion played a vital role ... Celts, Germans, and Egyptians. Isis was an Egyptian deity, a protective deity, fertility goddess.