Tag: Egypt
The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus
Ever wondered why proponents of medieval alchemy thought they could turn lead into gold? Such a transmogrification seems the stuff of fantasy to us with our modern understanding of matter, chemistry and…
The Beast of Set, the Unknown Creature at the Heart of Ancient Egypt
The Egyptian pantheon of gods is among the most familiar to the modern world. Although perhaps not as well known as the gods of Hinduism, or the ancient Greek pantheon and their…
The Radioactive Guardian of the Egyptian Afterlife
The pyramids were old for most of Egyptian history. Of the three great kingdoms that this old and powerful civilization spawned, it was the Old Kingdom who were known as the pyramid…
So, What Exactly is Hidden Inside the Great Pyramid?
There is no site more emblematic and obviously ancient Egyptian than the pyramids at Giza. The only wonder of the ancient world still standing, these three enormous pyramids and their attendant sphinx…