The sun and the moon, in the timeless stone we'd carve. Great statues, such forms, we revere, we adore, The ancient Egyptian gods. Thoth was often shown with the head of a baboon or an ibis (a ...

Egyptian gods and goddesses were an essential part of ancient life. So much so ... His iconography includes a mysterious animal with a curved snout and upright ears, known as the Seth animal.

Ancient Egyptians who could afford it prepared ... the Apis was closely linked to the all-powerful king. He was part animal, part god and was chosen for veneration because of his unusual set ...

Archaeologists Discover Two Lion Cub Mummies Inside a Special Tomb for Cat Burials in Egypt Two mummified lion cubs, about ...

In ancient Egypt ... showing just how much they were valued. In Egyptian mythology, gods and goddesses could transform into animals, but only one, Bastet, goddess of home and fertility, was ...

The ancient Egyptians mummified animals as well as humans ... bought by visitors to temples to present to the gods. They were bred or captured by keepers and then killed and embalmed by temple ...