She presented herself as a reincarnation of the goddess Isis, aligning herself with Egyptian religious traditions. ・Charisma and Intelligence: Ancient accounts emphasize her intelligence ...

Are all those ancient sculptors conning us? No amount of philosophy explains some of Greece’s more peculiar customs.

as the ancient Egyptians associated scarabs with the movement of the sun across the sky. Other amulets are in the shape of Egyptian deities, including Horus, Thoth and Isis. Some of them have ...

Isis and Osiris. Some of the amulets are shaped like scarab beetles, which were thought to be imbued with magical properties in ancient Egypt. One of the mummies was even found with a heart scarab.

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...