This fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking visitors on a journey to ancient Egypt. “Divine Egypt,” which runs through January 19, 2026, is the Manhattan museum’s first major exhibition of ...

Ptah was head of three gods and goddesses who were worshipped at Memphis (near modern-day Cairo); the other two were his wife, Sekhmet, a lion-headed goddess who brought destruction upon the enemies ...

Which Egyptian Goddess or God Are You, Based on Zodiac Sign originally appeared on Parade. The concept of “god” and “goddess” is one of the most ancient, predating recorded history itself. While this ...

The Egyptian gods have gathered in New York. From the falcon-headed Horus to the lioness Sakhmet, the shrouded Osiris to the cow goddess Hathor and the sky-bending Nut, these divine beings—drawn from ...

The name Khonshu doesn’t necessarily ring any bells for the casual viewer of Moon Knight. As far as Egyptian mythology goes, he isn’t an instantly recognizable god. Nor does he necessarily register in ...

The legendary Emerald Tablet of Thoth is said to be a tablet of emerald or green stone inscribed with the secrets of the ...

Within this sarcophagus and underlying wrappings is the mummified body of a man who died 2,000 years ago (150 B.C.-50 A.D.) Photo courtesy of the Natural History Museum Picture a mummy. You probably ...

Osiris, a member of the Great Ennead, was not only god and chief judge of the Underworld but also god of resurrection, the Inundation and vegetation. He was represented as a mummified king. According ...