A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

King Djoser of Egypt ordered his chief architect, Imhotep, to design a tomb like no other - The Step Pyramid of Djoser.

In Greek mythology, mankind begins with a Golden Age, but is there a connection to the Bible's account of Paradise in Genesis ...

The pyramids are so central to the modern view of Egypt, and to Egyptian tourism, that it is hard not to speak ...

The Egyptian obelisk in Place de la Concorde in Paris may conceal hieroglyphic messages intended for the elite of ancient ...

With 120,000 artifacts, the Egyptian Museum is a must-visit place. It allows you to look back in history with the real ...

A researcher believes he has found hidden messages on a 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian obelisk that is now in Paris.

while my shelves were stacked with books on all aspects of Egyptian life, history, and mythology. As much as I loved anything Egypt, mythology was certainly my greatest area of passion. I especially ...

One offers a cryptic phrase 'Appease the ka-force of Amun' in reference to the ancient Egyptian god of the air. 'This phrase is there to remind us that men must constantly make offerings to the ...

City-states such as Thebes in Central Greece, Argos and Corinth in the Peloponnese ... who later became Queen Arsinoe II of Egypt, the scheming daughter of Ptolemy I. This never caught on, and after ...

Egyptian religion was filled with magical symbols, amulets, and totems. The Eye of Horus, often called the Wadjet or Wedjat Wye, was one of the most significant. Sometimes seen as a distinctive ...