A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Looking at the ancient Roman religion, you’ll find a rich and diverse collection of gods and goddesses. Peer a little closer and you’ll realise that the pantheon has more than a glancing resemblance ...

In ancient Egypt, cats were revered as near-royalty ... In Egyptian mythology, gods and goddesses could transform into animals, but only one, Bastet, goddess of home and fertility, was believed ...

Venom expert, chief palace physician, chief dentist, and director of medicinal plants were also likely on his resume.

Ancient Greek goddess Tyche, which represented fortune, or luck, whether good or bad may not have been one of the twelve Olympians, yet her powers exceeded theirs. Ancient Greeks believed in ...

A ceiling painting shows the goddess Nut on a sacred boat ... who would guide souls to the afterlife. Osiris: God of the underworld. Djed: An ancient Egyptian symbol meaning stability, which ...

A tomb recently unearthed in Egypt shows that medicine and magic were once equally revered, and expertise in both earned a ...

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look ...

Experts on the hunt for the queen's tomb believe that they’ve found a small bust of her—but not everyone agrees ...

THE lost tomb of an ancient Egyptian royal doctor that dabbled in “magic” has been uncovered. Teti Neb Fu’s burial place was found in the southern part of Saqqara, a vast burial ...