It's worth noting that the Great Sphinx of Giza originally had a cobra on its forehead as part of its headdress, though it was almost entirely eroded over time. A guardian and a protector — that role ...
Central to Egyptian royal iconography ... Apep, a massive serpent, was the archenemy of the sun god Ra. Each night, Apep attempted to devour Ra's solar disk as it journeyed through the underworld.
Archaeologists in Egypt are working to restore the Ramesseum, a temple belonging to Ramesses II, an Old Testament pharaoh believed to have interacted with Moses in the Book of Exodus.