Before picket lines and unionisation, ancient Egyptian artisans learned that collectively withdrawing labour could force even ...

Egyptian mythology included hundreds of gods, but only a select few stood above the rest. Deities like Amun-Ra, Isis, Osiris, ...

Thoth wasn’t the loudest god in Egyptian mythology — but he may have been the most powerful. In this video, we explore how Thoth became the god of wisdom, writing, magic, and divine law, acting as the ...

The Nile nourishes a green band stretching through the desert, from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Along its ...

A rare gilded and complete Book of the Dead, used by ancient Egyptians to help them to the afterlife, is now on display in Brooklyn ...

Understanding how ancient wisdom and myths map onto modern personality science can reveal surprising insights about your psychological strengths.

Honey was similarly associated with the gods in ancient India. In the 1,028 sacred hymns of the Vedic scriptures dating from 1500 BC, many frequently mention honey (madhu in Sanskrit) and claim that ...

Do the Impossible," PBS aims to tell the story of a man who defied conventionality as naturally as he breathed ...

The mystery of the works of an American naval base in Nea Makri, Greece has investigators of unexplainable phenomena speak of ...

Some of the best fantasies are period dramas, or those that walk the line between fantasy and horror, particularly gothic ...

Two monumental pylons form the entryway to the temple of Isis at Philae, which was built by the pharaoh Ptolemy II beginning around 260 B.C. Reliefs on this pylon depict the pharaoh Ptolemy XII ...

A 3,300-year-old Egyptian papyrus held by the British Museum has reignited debate over whether biblical references to giants reflect historical encounters or myth. The Anastasi I manuscript describes ...