The discovery highlights an important time in ancient Egyptian history when a woman-king transformed the role of chantress into a prestigious profession for elite women. Drumming, clashing cymbals, ...

Women in ancient Egypt had plenty of legal rights alongside a number of employment opportunities.

The concept of "god" and "goddess" is one of the most ancient, predating recorded history itself. While this concept means different things for different people, its etymological root is connected to ...

Discover a time in Ancient Egypt when women held a role with extraordinary power. A monument from Ancient Egypt depicts an unusually powerful woman, standing alongside the king. Who was she? Discover ...

The Egyptian gods have gathered in New York. From the falcon-headed Horus to the lioness Sakhmet, the shrouded Osiris to the cow goddess Hathor and the sky-bending Nut, these divine beings—drawn from ...

NEW YORK – The powerful gods of ancient Egypt are having a get-together on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That would be at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s been more than a decade since the museum’s ...

NEW YORK — One of New York City’s most prominent art museums this month unveiled its biggest ancient Egypt exhibition in more than a decade, focusing on gods and deities from the period. “Divine Egypt ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — The powerful gods of ancient ...