After discovering a trove of mummified crocodiles in Egypt, researchers noticed something unexpected—these reptiles had an unusual embalmment.

A monument from Ancient Egypt depicts an unusually powerful woman, standing alongside the king. Who was she? Discover the God’s Wife of Amun, a female role with extraordinary power, comparable ...

Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of ... had their own cultures and their own gods. In Egypt, Isis was a goddess of fertility; she was also a mother and a symbol of death ...

The god Khnum was the god of the Elephantine Island ... was the divine mother of the pharaohs and a protector of Egypt.