In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Researchers have uncovered the earliest-known depiction of the Milky Way in coffin art depicting the Egyptian sky goddess Nut ...

Such mugs, including the one donated to the Tampa Museum of Art in 1984, are decorated with the head of Bes, an ancient Egyptian god or guardian demon worshiped for protection, fertility ...

an ancient Egyptian god associated with fertility, protection, medicinal healing, and merriment. The mug the team studied was donated to the Tampa Museum of Art in 1984. Here's how Bes mugs were ...