The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the ...

He believes that clay trays and wooden staffs positioned near Tutankhamun’s sarcophagus were parts of the “Osirian funerary rite,” which relates to Osiris, the god of the underworld.

The most important ones included Osiris (the god of the underworld who was later resurrected), Amun-Ra (the god of the sun), Isis (the goddess of healing and magic), Horus (a falcon-shaped god of ...

But what happens after death? In this, the ancients looked to Hades, god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and Poseidon. But Hades gave no reassurance. Wrapped in misty darkness, cut by the dread ...

Its scientific name is Uropterygius hades, after the Greek god of the underworld. The name was inspired by the actor Ralph Fiennes' portrayal of Hades in the film Clash of the Titans. Hades' moray ...