In ancient Egypt, the goddess Hathor was not only known for her powers over love and fertility, but also for her close relationship with the sun god Ra. Considered to be Ra's "Eye" — and ...

Excavations at Tell el-Fara’in in Egypt revealed an ancient city from the final years of the Egyptian empire, which once ...

A 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian goddess figurine found on Israel’s Palmachim Beach. Courtesy of YOLI SCHWARTZ, ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY Hathor was an ancient Egyptian sun goddess ...

These rituals may have also involved recreating the Egyptian “Myth of the Solar Eye,” in which Bes defeated the bloodcraving goddess, Hathor, by offering her an alcoholic, sedative-laced drink ...

The association of Hathor with dance would persist throughout Egyptian history. The Temple of Hathor at Dendera, a structure dating from the Ptolemaic period (332-30 B.C.), bears the following ...

In the Myth of the Solar Eye, an ancient Egyptian story, Hathor the sky goddess has a regrettable taste for humans, and her blood thirsty instincts need to be dulled.Fortunately for mankind, Bes ...

Artifacts found at the Taposiris Magna Temple site in Egypt. The temple was dedicated to Osiris, a major deity in the ancient Egyptian pantheon, associated with the afterlife, death and rebirth.