Archaeologists have unearthed a “spectacular” ancient temple housing hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek God Apollo.

The ancient Egyptian gods were still seen as a threat, and defacing their statues was one way to prevent their worship and break their power. But why target the sculptures’ noses, rather than ...

The latest discoveries include about 150 bronze statues of ancient Egyptian gods, such as Anubis, a god of the dead often depicted with the head of a jackal; Osiris, the king of the dead ...

"Serving the gods was one of the major duties of ancient Egyptian kings, and dedicating statues is a part of this," Raue explained. "Ideally, no ruler of Egypt should be in office without the ...

These two sculptures are ... well as depictions of a god race called the Annukia made by the Sumerian civilisation living nearby. Aart showing the God Quetzalcoatl in ancient Mexico and even ...

Ancient Egyptians took measures to safeguard ... between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, the indigenous gods inhabiting the sculptures were feared as pagan demons; to dismantle paganism, its ritual ...

The iconic prize was designed almost a century ago by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, and bears a striking resemblance to ancient depictions of Ptah, the Egyptian god of artists and craftsmen.

The deities of ancient Egypt oversaw virtually every aspect of existence, with gods and goddesses representing ... Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced the galaxy ...