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Meet 25 of the Ancient Egyptians’ Most Significant Gods and Goddesses, From the Falcon-Headed Horus to the Sky Deity Hathor

"Divine Egypt," a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features nearly 250 artifacts representing the rich ...

At the Met’s ‘Divine Egypt,’ the Gods Are Eternally Fabulous

A once-in-a-decade exhibition of ancient deities — many are goddesses — ranging over more than 3,000 years, from monumental ...
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The Met's First Ancient Egypt Blockbuster in Over a Decade Is a Show Fit for the Gods

But these examples are, in fact, more than two millennia old, and they all appear in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's soon-to ...
Live Science

Ancient Egyptian papyrus describes dozens of venomous snakes, including rare 4-fanged serpent

Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country does today, according to a new study of a scroll. How much can the written records of ancient civilizations tell us about the animals they ...
Newsweek

Scroll Reveals Ancient Egyptians’ Venomous Snake Problem

A study of a scroll made more than 2,300 years ago has revealed how there were likely far more venomous snakes in ancient Egypt than are living in the country today. The document, known as the ...
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Egyptian goddess 'with nose job' is really ancient masterpiece worth $2 million

A bust of an ancient Egyptian goddess, thought to have been a high-quality imitation, has been authenticated as a ...