He rose to political importance as the favourite god of the kings who freed Egypt from Hyksos rule, and in the Eighteenth Dynasty royal patronage ensured that he outstripped all other gods in ...

Derived from the Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Donald Redford's The Ancient Gods Speak: A Guide to Egyptian Religion offers more than 90 articles explaining various features of ancient ...

Who Is Khonsu in Egyptian Mythology? Khonsu (also, “Khons” and “Chons”) was an ancient Egyptian moon god, appearing in texts as far back as 2350 BCE.

Today a desert—as far as the eye can see. However, anyone looking more closely will discover hundreds of images carved into ...

When one hears "Unusual Ancient Egyptian God" you rarely ever think "Snake With Legs" but this one is just that, and was considered a demon!

Interaction between ancient Egyptian and Greek civilizations introduced Egyptian elements into Greek mythology.

Carvings in a turquoise mine from around 1800 BC appear to mention a wise man named Moses. But scholars are skeptical that it ...

"The list is really long, you can name most of the animals and birds known to ancient Egyptians as getting mummified at one stage," she said. "Some were pets and in the same time gods like cats ...

This year has seen a number of artifacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt. The area has attracted ...