This fall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking visitors on a journey to ancient Egypt. “Divine Egypt,” which runs through January 19, 2026, is the Manhattan museum’s first major exhibition of ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Moon Knight explores Egyptian mythology and its gods through the eyes ...

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 ...

The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx might be Egypt's superstars, but look beyond them and you'll find intriguing myths, a warm modern-day culture, and a very human side to ancient history—and ...

The ancient Egyptian god of the moon had two very different faces: a crescent-beaked white bird and a silver-coated baboon. Now, researchers think they may have found the common thread connecting them ...

As with the fate of the fearsome Egyptian god of the underworld Osiris himself, we have witnessed a brutal slaying and a resurrection. Only this time it's a movie (partially) about Osiris! Yet now, ...

In the animated series BoJack Horseman, anthropomorphic animals live alongside human characters in a society rife with hedonism, egotism and self-destructive behaviour. The world of ancient Egyptian ...

This story contains spoilers for the third episode of “Moon Knight” on Disney+. Khonshu suffers the consequences of flexing his powers in the third episode of “Moon Knight,” which also introduces a ...