Egyptian gods and goddesses were an essential part of ancient life. So much so, in fact, that there are said to be over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon. And while a select few of these ...

Egyptian gods and goddesses were an essential part of ancient life. So much so, in fact, that there are said to be over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon. And while a select few of these mythical ...

Around 1353 BC the Pharaoh Akhenaten tried to change the way gods were worshipped in Egypt. Instead of having multiple gods and goddesses, each with different roles, he placed one god, the god ...

Time to test your knowledge of Egyptian Gods—and don’t worry if you don’t have any, because you’ll surely learn something ...

Around 1353 BC the Pharaoh Akhenaten tried to change the way gods were worshipped in Egypt. Instead of having multiple gods and goddesses, each with different roles, he placed one god, the god ...

A 4,000-year-old tomb in Egypt once held the body of a royal magician. In that early era, he also served as a priest and a ...

Hetpet was a priestess to the goddess of fertility Hathor, who assisted women in childbirth. It was found during excavations near the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt's antiquities ministry says.

In the southern area of the Saqqara archaeological zone, known for housing the tombs of high officials from the Egyptian Old Kingdom, a joint Franco-Swiss archaeological team has made an exceptional ...

In Egyptian mythology, gods and goddesses could transform into animals, but only one, Bastet, goddess of home and fertility, was believed to be able to take on the form of a cat. A magnificent ...