When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

Many ancient Egyptians practiced magic by wearing amulets to ward off ... Apophis is also mentioned in spells 7 and 39 in the Book of the Dead, which aided in protecting the dead from the serpent ...