Ancient Egyptians who could afford it prepared ... the Apis was closely linked to the all-powerful king. He was part animal, part god and was chosen for veneration because of his unusual set ...

Egyptian gods and goddesses were an essential part of ancient life. So much so ... His iconography includes a mysterious animal with a curved snout and upright ears, known as the Seth animal.

The excavation of two Egyptian tombs dating to the Roman period, between 29 B.C.E. and 641 C.E., just unveiled a wealth of ...

These were animals that were equally feared and respected by the Ancient Egyptians. As well as the 'state gods' that everyone knew about, people had their own local gods and goddesses and those ...

Amongst the objects unearthed were terracotta miniature replications of funeral shines and fragments from the heads of the ancient Egyptian and Roman Gods bearing likeness to Aphrodite and Isis.

In ancient Egypt ... showing just how much they were valued. In Egyptian mythology, gods and goddesses could transform into animals, but only one, Bastet, goddess of home and fertility, was ...

These were animals that were equally feared and respected by the Ancient Egyptians. As well as the 'state gods' that everyone knew about, people had their own local gods and goddesses and those ...

The ancient Egyptians, who mummified a wide range of animals from cats to crocodiles, believed that rats ate the hearts of sinners on judgement day, while falcons represent the god Horus ...