This statue of an Egyptian pharaoh is said to have inspired the English poet Shelley to write his famous poem "Ozymandias." ...

Advanced scans of a mummified crocodile have revealed it was likely killed as an offering to the god Sobek, shedding more light on the practice of animal sacrifice in ancient Egyptian rituals.

The asteroid, named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will pass within 20,000 miles of Earth on April 13, 2029—closer than some human-made satellites. While this proximity poses no danger to ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek god. The statue stands about 6 feet 8 inches tall, and the ...

First, it argues that the Ptolemies invested energy in searching for Egyptian objects and gods’ statues in the Levant, which they distributed among the temples, though some may have been newly ...

Panchamukhi Anjaneya: This statue depicts Lord Hanuman with five faces, each representing a different aspect of divinity. It is located in the Mantralayam area of Andhra Pradesh ...

Romans also had a set of public gods, such as Jupiter and Mars. State worship was much more formal: colleges of priests paid tribute to these gods on behalf of Rome itself. The objective of Roman ...

Sebiumeker, the Meriotic god of procreation, was associated with the Egyptian creator god, Atum. Sandstone statue from Meroë, first century B.C. Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen Photograph by ...

Osiris was chief god of the ... monuments and statues were destroyed and hidden and his namewas removed from the list of rulers. Religious beliefs changed a lot during Ancient Egyptian history.

The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration. The seven-foot-tall statue ...

Osiris was chief god of the ... monuments and statues were destroyed and hidden and his namewas removed from the list of rulers. Religious beliefs changed a lot during Ancient Egyptian history.