As early as 4,500 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, for instance, gender-diverse people held important roles in society with ...

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 ...

Lydia — Meaning "woman from Lydia," this name holds Greek origins. Luella — With French and German roots, Luella means ...

People have worshipped god since the beginning of recorded time. Some have been demigods, or half-human, or semi-divine.

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These 15 Greek god animals served as sacred symbols and divine messengers in ancient mythology — and their meanings still ...

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

The Slavic horoscope is an ancient system of astrological signs based on observations of nature, the cycles of the Moon and Sun, as well as ancestral beliefs. Each sign is associated with a person's ...

Season’s greetings from The Debrief… this week in our top stories, researchers have unveiled a novel “cloaking device” that can shield complex objects from detection using real-world materials.

Ancient scribes often calculated Christ’s birth as falling in early spring. "A Roman Feast (Saturnalia)" by Roberto Bompiani, currently at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. The ancient empire had ...

When I was seven years old, there was only one book release I cared about: Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris (2004). A scrapbook journal from a lost expedition, the bestselling children’s book ...