A deep dive into the Egyptian gods and goddesses (their characteristics, myths, and symbols) who held significant sway over the lives of ancient Egyptians.

revealing that ancient Egyptian women bore tattoos in these exact locations—not as mere decoration but as powerful symbols of protection during childbirth, as reported by Live Science.

The symbols they used were called hieroglyphs, which comes from a Greek word meaning ‘sacred carving’. The ancient Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs had been invented by the gods.

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 2,600-year-old pot containing gold jewellery and statuettes of a family of ancient ...