From the Greek Hades to the Egyptian Anubis, nearly every culture has a god who rules the afterlife. These deities reveal how humanity has always tried to understand death.

Egyptian officials have released photos of an ancient scroll, the 52-foot-long (16 meters) Book of the Dead papyrus recently discovered in Saqqara. The 10 images show ancient illustrations of gods and ...

Osiris’s myth begins as a tale of jealousy and betrayal but ends as the foundation of Egyptian religion. From his brutal ...