Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures ... about the afterlife? Ancient Egyptians worshipped many different gods and goddesses.

These gods were a family: Amun was the chief god of Thebes, his wife Mut was a mother goddess, and their son ... Related: 13 ancient Egyptian mummies found with gold tongues to help them talk ...

The stars composing the modern constellation of Orion, whose brightest star is Rigel, are associated with the god Osiris Sothis is the Greek name of the ancient Egyptian goddess Sepdet which is a ...

But a few weeks ago, after being sent by my brother, who was on his honeymoon in Egypt, photos of ancient sculptures that look an awful lot like Oscar, I ventured down a deep rabbit-hole — from ...

Egyptian officials have released photos of an ancient scroll, the 52-foot-long (16 meters) Book of the Dead papyrus recently discovered in Saqqara. The 10 images show ancient illustrations of gods ...

Recently, I discovered some tantalizing clues that suggest a possible link between an ancient Egyptian goddess and our home ... by the most important gods (chief among them Re).

The foils were designed to take the shape of Ancient Egyptian gods, such as Isis, who was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion and was considered the divine mother of the pharaoh.