How Ancient Egyptians used the blue lotus in the ‘Journey of the Soul’
The significance of the blue lotus was confirmed in 1922 when Howard Carter found blue lotus petals covering the body of ...
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A Total Solar Eclipse in Ancient Egypt May Have Been the Reason Sun Worship Ended
New research says that a rare solar eclipse in 2471 B.C. may have sparked ancient Egypt's surprising shift away from sun ...
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A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun
It has been known for a long time that ancient Egyptians venerated the sun ... Then, by the time of the fourth Egyptian ...
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Nine cult Ancient Egyptian figures that pop up everywhere
Previously, Egyptians had worshipped more than one god, but the pair made their subjects venerate just one — the sun disc Aten ... of the most important symbols in Ancient Egypt.
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Toddler Discovers 3,800-Year-Old Egyptian Amulet While Hiking With Her Family in Israel
Ziv Nitzan was on a hike with her family when a rock on the ground caught her eye. But when the 3-year-old girl picked up the ...
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A total solar eclipse from 2471 B.C. may have shaken Egypt's cult of the sun
It has been known for a long time that ancient Egyptians venerated ... the well-known sun god Ra became the primary symbol of the Egyptian solar cult. Fourth dynasty rulers even typically adopted ...