In the beginning, only a boundless expanse of water known as Nun existed. Within this watery abyss, Atum, the self-created god, arose. Atum embodied both male and female aspects, and through his ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

Creation Myth The Milky Way played a significant role in Egyptian creation myths, symbolizing the primordial waters from which the universe emerged.

Despite the ancient Egyptians' advanced knowledge of astronomy, the role of the Milky Way in their culture remains a mystery.

Friedrich Junge proposed in 1973 that the text on the Shabaka Stone might not be a copy of a millennia-old document, but rather an original creation from the 25th dynasty, with the archaic elements of ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift"—the band along the Milky Way caused by dust clouds.

Here as elsewhere in her work Wahby is inspired by the themes, symbols and characters of ancient Egyptian mythology. “It is a civilisation that inspired artists around the globe,” she says.

Ancient Egyptians were so into oral sex, they put it in their religion — and religious art Artifacts from ancient Egyptian culture reveal a culture that was far less puritanical about oral sex ...

Closing today, Nihal Wahby’s exhibition, Floating Hope, which took place at Karim Francis Gallery in Downtown, offers a new take on the ancient Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris, focusing on the ...