“Divine Egypt,” a major exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is now open, offering a comprehensive look at Ancient Egypt’s principal deities.
The exhibition delves into how these gods and their imagery were encountered within temples, shrines, and tombs. It also highlights the methods by which people animated the gods for daily veneration, establishing a crucial link between the human and divine realms.
Ancient Egyptian civilization, spanning over 3,000 years, developed a polytheistic belief system focused on a pantheon of gods and goddesses, including Anubis, Horus, and Isis…