The lewd, leering face of the Egyptian god Bes can be seen in modern images of the Christian Devil, writes Alastair Sooke. Earlier this year I visited the temple of the goddess Hathor at Dendera on ...

In the Myth of the Solar Eye, an ancient Egyptian story, Hathor the sky goddess has a regrettable taste for humans, and her blood thirsty instincts need to be dulled. Fortunately for mankind, Bes, the ...

A newly identified googly-eyed artifact may have been used by the ancient Egyptians to magically protect children and pregnant mothers from evil forces. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...