Gengen Wer was a primeval Egyptian goose god whose onomatopoeic name means Great Honker and who is a force of creative energy. The imagery is that of the goose carrying the egg…
Wosret
Wosret was an ancient goddess of Thebes whose name means “the powerful”. Possibly she was the earliest consort of Amun at Karnak, preceding Mut. Certainly Middle Kingdom pharaohs of Theban origins take…
Dating and Various Calendar Systems of the Hindus
“We live in reference to past experience and not to future events, however inevitable”, said H G Wells. No wonder our ancestors made special efforts to record their past. And that’s how…
Nefertiti always and forever
Has the mummy of the beautiful Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, really been identified? Nevine El-Aref investigates For the second time in a week, the 18th-dynasty queen, Nefertiti,…
Tayet
Tayet was the goddess of weaving and the most crucial of her roles was providing woven cloth for embalming. In the letter which the pharaoh Senusret I sends to Sinuhe, an ex-harem…
Ptah
God of creation, craftsmen, artisans, have the appearance of a man with a punt beard, wrapped up like a mummy, but with his hands free which grip a great staff made up…
Buddhist History
Buddhism was first founded in India around 500 B.C. by Buddha. It is the dominant religious force in most of Asia (India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Tibet). Today, there are about…
Iabet
Iabet (Iabtet, Iab, Abet, Abtet, Ab) was the goddess of the Eastern Desert, of fertility and rebirth. She was a personification of the land of the east – (iabt) – and was…