"Such a strong emphasis on snake spells was probably the consequence ... Recent work suggests that venomous snakes were more common in ancient Egypt than they are now. Archaeologists often find ...

Magic was used in everyday life in Ancient Egypt, so it follows that when people ... It's very much a D&D episode. Spells! Rituals! Travel to the underworld! More common than mummification was ...

“No similar case with such excessive attention to these spells is known.” Snake bites were likely much more common in Ancient Egypt than they are today. However, the serpent was also an ...

Archaeologists excavating a 3,500-year-old cemetery have discovered an ancient Egyptian "Book of the Dead" filled with spells to guide the deceased in the afterlife. The scroll, which was revealed ...

Grimoires, textbooks of magic and occult knowledge, have existed through the ages alongside other magic and religious texts in part because of the need to create a physical record of magical phenomena ...