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This Unusual Ancient Egyptian God Might Be Just A "Snake With Legs", But It Was Considered A Fearsome Demon
When one hears "Unusual Ancient Egyptian God" you rarely ever think "Snake With Legs" but this one is just that, and was ...
Tomb art suggests Egyptian sky goddess wore the Milky Way galaxy
In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...
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10 God of War Egyptian Gods We Want to See in the Rumored Next Game
Ra is the supreme ruler of the sun and Egypt’s creator god. He should be portrayed as a paranoid tyrant rather than a benevolent deity. He views himself as the sole force preventing the universe ...
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Ancient Egyptians Drank Psychedelic Concoctions From This 2,000-Year-Old Mug, Study Finds
An intricately crafted mug depicting an ancient Egyptian deity was donated to the Tampa Museum of Art’s collections in 1984. Now, four decades later, scientists have found evidence of ...
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An Egyptian Temple Reborn
In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...
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Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say
It’s the first time scientists have been able to identify chemical signatures of the liquid concoctions sipped from mugs decorated with the head of Bes, an ancient Egyptian deity of fertility ...
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The obelisk is an ancient Egyptian architectural feat. So why are so few in Egypt?
Originally erected in honor of the sun god Re, the obelisk quickly caught on in Egypt and beyond, treasured as a spoil of war, a gift between nations, and a piece of history that world leaders ...