26 February, 2026

The God Khnum

Khnum, also written Khnemu and pronounced /kəˈnuːm/, whose name in Ancient Egyptian is 𓎸𓅱𓀭 (ẖnmw) and in Greek Χνοῦβις (Chnoûbis), is considered one of the oldest known gods in Upper Egypt. In the beginning, he was associated with the cataracts of the Nile. Khnum was responsible for regulating the annual flooding of the Nile River, […]

24 February, 2026

The Exodus

The Exodus (Hebrew: יציאת מצרים, romanized: Yəṣīʾat Mīṣrayīm meaning “Departure from Egypt”) is regarded as the foundational myth of the Israelites. Its account is distributed across four of the five books of the Pentateuch, namely Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The Exodus narrative recounts the period in which the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, followed […]

21 February, 2026

What is Ra the God of

Ancient Egyptian mythology is full of powerful deities, but few are as central as Ra, the God of the Sun. What is Ra the God of and how did the ancient Egyptians worship him? Ra was not only the Sun god who brought light, warmth, and life to the world but he was also regarded […]

02 February, 2026

Xerxes

Xerxes I, famously known to history as xerxes the great, was a Persian king who ruled from 486 to 465 BCE (born around 519 BCE and died in 465 BCE in Persepolis, Iran).) was a Persian king who ruled from 486 to 465 BCE. He was the son of King Darius I and became king […]

19 January, 2026

Ihy

Ancient Egyptian gods played an important role in the lives of the Egyptian people. The ancient Egyptians believed that every part of life and nature was controlled by a god such as the sun, the Nile, love, music and justice. These gods were not seen as distant beings but were shown in human or animal […]