Osiris Archive
Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - During routine excavations at the site of Abusir 30 km north of the Giza Plateau, excavators from the Czech Institute of Egyptology at
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - In a recent announcement Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities told the press several magnificent ancient Egyptian artifacts will be sent on an
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Egyptian goddess Nephthys - primarily associated with the myths of Heliopolis - was a funerary goddess and played a lesser role to her sister
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Egyptian Mythology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egyptian mythology, Zep Tepi can be translated as the 'First Time.' It was during Zep Tepi Gods established their kingdom on
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - To archaeologists, Luxor is a dream. To tourists, it’s a wonderful place offering the best glimpses into the ancient Egyptian world one can
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating at Taposiris Magna temple in Alexandria, Egypt archaeologists unearthed several rock-cut tombs. Inside them were 2,000-year-old mummies who had been given
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, the god Shu was the god of air and of sunlight and represented a life-giving breath. In this function, he
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Khepri is one of the important deities of Egyptian mythology. Khepri was the god of creation, the movement of the sun, life, and resurrection.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pyramid Texts represent the oldest known collection of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions containing religious texts, elaborate spells (or utterances), hymns, prayers, thousands of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have made a quite remarkable find in an Egyptian sarcophagus. They have retrieved what may be the world’s oldest illustrated book. It’s
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Ancient History Facts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient Egyptians believed that the great gods had created the universe and maintained order; they were also involved in people's everyday lives and
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Featured Stories
Leonard Farra - AncientPages.com - For thousands of years, in many ways, the serpent has played a role in religions, folk customs, and superstitious beliefs. Why did some
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Hapi (also spelled Hep, Hapy, or Hepy) was the early Egyptian god of the Nile River. Fragment of a temple relief with Nile
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages. com - In ancient Egyptian beliefs, Meskhenet (Meskhent) was a goddess associated with childbirth, motherhood, and destiny. By breathing into each newborn child, Meskhenet gave
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Upper Egypt, Khonsu (the 'wanderer' or “he who comes and goes”) was part of the Theban Triad, where his father was the god
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In the Egyptian pantheon, Pakhet is a fierce lioness (or panther) goddess of war. Her name means (‘she who scratches ‘ or ‘tearer’) and one
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Egyptian mythology, Sokar is an ancient falcon god of the Memphite necropolis, located in Memphis, Lower Egypt. It includes the sites of Giza,
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Featured Stories
Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Yama is the underworld god who rules hell and judges the dead. A Hindu religious text, the Vishnu Purana, says that Yama is
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Featured Stories
Philip Gardiner - AncientPages.com - The enigmatic image of the skull and crossbones is deeply entrenched in the minds of millions around the world as the symbol of piracy,
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - During restoration work being carried out on the eastern side of the King Djoser Step Pyramid in Saqqara, archaeologists discovered a statuette of Osiris, reports Ahram Online.
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Egyptian Mythology
Thalia Lightbringer - AncientPages.com - Horus was worshipped in different forms throughout Egypt from the predynastic period before Egypt was united under one ruler until Roman times. The pharaohs
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Egyptian Mythology
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Unquestionably, Osiris was one of the most important deities in ancient Egypt. Osiris was a god of death, resurrection, and fertility. His origin and
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were considered to be both divine deities as well as mortal rulers. The ancient Egyptian empire lasted for thousands
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com -Sobek (also spelled Sebek, in Greek' Suchos') was, in ancient Egyptian religion, a god of the violent power embodied in crocodiles and his chief
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