Here are 10 absolutely terrifying Egyptian gods that you might not have heard of. Photo Credit: AP Images/Hiro Komae Mafdet was an early goddess, usually depicted as a cat, who represented ...

Religious beliefs changed a lot during Ancient Egyptian history. But what remained the same was the important role that gods and goddesses played in people's lives, their deaths and their journey ...

The deities in the following gallery are just 12 out of a possible 2,000 gods and goddesses who were worshipped in ancient Egypt. Some of them were major deities wielding great religious ...

The Egyptian ... the sun goddess Amaterasu hid in a cave after becoming angry with her brother. With Amaterasu hidden, the world plunged into darkness. The other gods hung a mirror outside her ...

But they also carry with them a fantastical element, telling stories of powerful gods and mysterious magic ... the perfect opportunity for the Egyptian goddess to return. Worth noting that ...

Regions on the body lobe of the comet are named after Egyptian gods, and regions on the head are named after goddesses, according to El-Maarry. So far there are 19 regions, which fall into five ...

The foils were designed to take the shape of Ancient Egyptian gods, such as Isis, who was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion and was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh.

Thoth, the Hermes of Egypt by P Boylan (Oxford, 1922) The Origins of Osiris and his Cult by JG Griffiths (Leiden, 1980) A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses by G Hart (London, 1986 ...