Depictions on ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs suggest a link between the sky goddess Nut and the Milky Way. A recent study led by an astronomer sheds new light on this connection. Depiction of the ...

Nut’s cosmological vignette on the outer coffin of Nesitaudjatakhet in the collection of Odessa Archaeological Museum OAM 52976 (C107). Nut’s body is covered in stars as well as a thick ...

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 ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests. Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky ...

Various Egyptian gods are either associated with, symbolize, or directly embody certain celestial objects. In his study, Dr. Graur reviewed 125 images of the sky-goddess Nut (pronounced "Noot ...

Bastetodon was named for the cat-headed Egyptian goddess Bastet, who symbolized protection, pleasure, and good health. It was also an acknowledgment of its cat-like snout and the region where the ...

Egyptian gods and goddesses were an essential part of ancient life. So much so, in fact, that there are said to be over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon. And while a select few of these mythical ...

allowing cat owners to bring their furry friends into the museum. The exhibition has proven to be hugely popular with the city’s many cat lovers. Special tickets that allow visitors to bring ...

The sky goddess Nut, covered with stars, is held aloft by her father, Shu, and arches over Geb, her brother god of Earth. On the left, the rising sun (the falcon-headed god Re) sails through Nut's ...

Recently, I discovered some tantalizing clues that suggest a possible link between an ancient Egyptian goddess and our home galaxy. The ancient Egyptians were keen observers of the night sky.

People have looked to the skies for spiritual guidance and divination since at least the third millennium BCE. Western astrology began in Mesopotamia during the Hellenistic-Egyptian period and ...