Discover the sacred plants and flowers of ancient MENA civilizations and their deep connections to mythology, fertility, and ...

Sometimes called blue Egyptian lotus, historians speculate that this plant was used in ancient Egyptian culture as part of ...

One Ancient Egyptian creation theory saw the Sun God Ra emerging from a lotus, bringing light to the world. The opening and closing of the lotus is both beautiful and curious. They close at night ...

By August Roberts For years, scholars speculated that the ancient Egyptians used mind-altering ... and the star lotus, known for its sedative properties. The analysis also uncovered traces of ...