The Greek goddess Chimera, was a monstrous composition of disparate parts that embodied an ancient fear of females.
The story goes back to 2018, when Kim Kardashian wore a stunning gold gown to the Met Gala, years before she caused a stir by ...
In the religious landscape of the ancient Levant, she appears as Asherah, a goddess intimately linked to early Yahwistic worship before being systematically removed. In later Christian memory, ...
Relief of Osiris from the Temple of Seti I, Abydos, Egypt. According to Egyptian mythology, Egypt’s first king Osiris sailed around the world spreading knowledge, exactly like the Feathered Serpent ...
Two monumental pylons form the entryway to the temple of Isis at Philae, which was built by the pharaoh Ptolemy II beginning around 260 B.C. Reliefs on this pylon depict the pharaoh Ptolemy XII ...
The remains of Heliopolis—including its only remaining obelisk—are surrounded by the Cairo neighborhood of Matariya. For more than two millennia, Heliopolis was the center of Egyptian ...
Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.