Photo: Tampa Museum of Art, Florida/D.
The Romans had the deityCeres, while the Aztecs had at least ofhandfulof gods related to these issues.
Bes mugs are ancient Egyptian ceramic vessels that existed from the 16th century BCE to the fifth century CE.
Photo: Tampa Museum of Art, Florida/D. Tanasi et al. viaScientific Reports(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
This complex has rooms known as Bes Chambers, where these rituals are believed to have been performed.
Still, there was little concrete evidence, until now, to back up the scholarly community’s beliefs.
The researchers believe it was used for reenacting an Egyptian myth, likely for fertility.
This research teaches us about magic rituals in the Greco-Roman period in Egypt, Van Oppen shares.
The team recently published their findings inScientific Reports.
To Tanasi, this study has led to scientific proof that the Egyptian myths have some kind of truth.
Religion is one of the most fascinating and puzzling aspects of ancient civilizations.
