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 deities of ancient Egypt oversaw virtually every aspect of existence, with gods and goddesses representing ... Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced the galaxy ...

“Temples and representations of the gods of antiquity were often painted ... there are 46 depictions of the goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet. Workers used toothbrushes and alcohol to remove ...

mother goddess with a cow’s horns: The ancient Egyptian pantheon of gods was filled with divine animals. Egyptian animal cults had extremely deep roots, going back through Egypt’s remarkably ...

she was just one of many women rulers and goddesses who had prominent roles in the country's history and culture. With the support of Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tokyo Metropolitan ...

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 ...

In addition to the ancient text, the site revealed for the first time a depiction of the Egyptian goddess Maat showing distinctly African features. Other depictions of Egyptian goddesses suggest ...

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 ...

A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses by G Hart (London, 1986) The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt by M Lurker; second edition revised by PA Clayton (London, 1981) The Cult of Ra ...