A 2,200-year-old vase, bearing the intriguing effigy of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes, has just revealed an unexpected secret. Researchers have identified traces of a hallucinogenic beverage used during ...

This presence can be felt during our bright, joyful days and during the darkness that descends on us all. It is an eternal light of holiness, a symbol of God’s continual, perpetual presence in our ...

They found an inscription that reads “Jesus is God,” which has left early-church historians in awe. The Megiddo mosaic, at 1,800 years old, has enraptured experts because it is the earliest ...

She was imprisoned by Axeholms Castellan and the followers of Mordian, a dwarven god of creation. They suspected she was in league with the other dwarves of the area, worshippers of Abbathor, the ...

Image of a three-dimensional copy of an Egyptian bowl depicting the dwarf god Bes, along with its 3D model on a laptop. Source: Cassidy Delamarter In an Egyptian vase, researchers found the remains of ...

Other ancient cultures also revered Materan."The Greeks knew her as the Mother of the Gods," Munn said, noting that the Romans called her"Magna Mater," or"Great Mother." At the time the monument was ...

Researchers have found evidence of a hallucinogenic ritual that may have helped ancient Egyptians reenact a mythical story in which a dwarf god tricks the sky goddess. In a paper published Nov.