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

Cypriot officials announced the recent excavation of a long-forgotten sanctuary to Apollo, offering insights into ancient rituals and architectural expansions.

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 ...

Statues depicting the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet line the walls ... the world’s oldest museum entirely dedicated to ancient Egyptian culture—currently at a critical juncture in its radical ...

But what is the Eye of Horus and what did it mean to the ancient Egyptians? According to Egyptian mythology ... is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. | Credit: Purchase ...

The goddess was often portrayed as a naked ... Although the feature appears to be rare in ancient Egyptian coffin art, it has been seen in other settings. Similar lines run through a star-painted ...

Researchers explained in the new study that Bes mugs celebrated the Egyptian god by the same ... Egyptian rituals. Ancient Egyptian Bes mug displayed at Tampa Museum of Art, Florida.

As a rule, early ancient Egyptian art depicts mostly female dancers ... as they were associated with Bes, god of music and childbirth, who was represented as a dwarf and frequently shown dancing.