The deities of ancient Egypt oversaw virtually every aspect of existence, with gods and goddesses representing mundane daily activities all the way up to the cosmos itself. But the sky-goddess Nut ...

The ancient Egyptian personification of the Milky Way as the sky-goddess Nut: An astronomical and cross-cultural analysis. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage , 27 (1), 28–45. https ...

Although the feature appears to be rare in ancient Egyptian coffin art, it has been seen in other settings. Similar lines run through a star-painted ceiling within Seti I's tomb and also appear ...

Meresamun is believed to have come from an elite Thebes family and was probably trained for her role by her mother.

Art World Archaeologists Were Shocked to Find This Golden Pendant of an Ancient Egyptian Goddess—in a Very Unexpected Place. The jewelry represents the big-eared deity Hathor, charged with ...

In ancient Egyptian mythology, Nut was the sky goddess who protected the earth — personified by her twin and husband, Geb — from the chaos of the great beyond. Each day, she swallowed the sun ...

A limestone pillar depicts the goddess Hathor, who was worshipped at the temple. Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have discovered a number of tools that ancient ...

The ancient Egyptians were astute astronomers. They often depicted the cosmos atop coffins. A new survey of such artwork suggests that they may have had a greater understanding of the Milky Way than ...

The ancient Egyptian cosmological vignette: First visual evidence of the Milky Way and trends in coffin depictions of the sky goddess Nut. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage , 28 (1), 97 ...