According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

One of Egypt’s oldest cities, Abydos was a center for the cult of the god Osiris, a synthesis of different Egyptian beliefs about death, resurrection and kingship. The modern name comes from a ...

Dive into the sands of ancient Egypt and uncover the captivating story of Osiris, the god-king destined to die not once, but ...

A bay on the north side of the hall depicts a few of the most important deities in the Egyptian pantheon. On one side of the bay is the constellation Orion, depicted as the god Osiris. He is ...

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

Miraculous births of figures like Jesus, Horus, Heracles, and Alexander the Great are found in ancient myths across different ...

Two studies that examined these clay objects, until now thought to be the bases for other elements, argue that they were ...

Strange clay artifacts found in King Tut’s tomb may hold the key to a long-lost ritual shrouded in mystery for over 3,000 ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old royal tomb from an obscure line of pharohs whose very existence has been in ...

The meaning of four objects found in King Tutankhamun's tomb may have been discovered more than a century after they were ...

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