representations of astronomical phenomena were fitting subjects for Egyptian temples. One part of the ceiling features depictions of moon deities standing atop disks in which images of the wadjet ...

Podcaster Jay Anderson recounted entering a mysterious “trance” state while visiting the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet during ... "It felt like the statue was locked on to me.

In 1930, German archaeologists uncovered the lower half of a massive statue, estimating that it likely originally stood some 23 feet tall. Now, U.S. and Egyptian archaeologists have announced the ...

Named for the Egyptian goddess of the Nile River, Anuket is the child of mother Lola and father Nile. She is Nile’s first daughter. Zoo visitors can now see her in the Pygmy Hippo nursing suite ...

The Egyptian goddess Isis was one of the most revered deities of the ancient world, but her influence didn’t stop at Egypt’s borders. Over time, she became a central figure in Greco-Roman ...

As a cheetah deity, Mafdet in Egyptian mythology was a goddess of safety from scorpions and snakes. She was also a symbol of the judicial process (the death penalty). Goddess Mafdet with the head of a ...