Ancient Egypt

The ancient Egyptians did not call their sovereigns pharaohs. The word pharaoh was not officially used in Egypt to designate […]

The ancient Egyptians worshiped the beetle as the earthly manifestation of the Sun at its birth and called it Khepri.

From bizarre treatments steeped in superstition to surgical procedures still in use today, this is the fascinating world of healing

Sekhmet was known as the eye of her father Ra the sun god. Goddess of divine revenge, conquest and war.

Shaped as a cross with a circle/loop for the top part, the ankh is the most commonly used symbol among

On numerous occasions, we have observed that cats in ancient Egypt, specifically during the New Kingdom (1550-1069 BC), were animals

Goddess Nut is a female deity of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, the daughter of Shu and Tefnut. She is considered

Egyptian name: Maat Representation: Woman with an ostrich feather on her head Maat or Ma’at was the ancient Egyptian concept

Egyptian name: Bastet Greek name: Bastis Representation: Cat or female with the head of a cat or lioness Bastet: goddess

Egyptian name: Inpu Greek name: Anubis Representation: Jackal or human with jackal head. Anubis meaning The ancient name of Anubis,