Fun Facts!

Egyptians loved cats and believed they were magical protectors. Cats kept away poisonous snakes and were connected to the goddess Bastet. Hurting a cat was a terrible crime!

When Alexander the Great came to Egypt, he traveled to the Siwa Oasis to visit a holy man who told him he was the son of the god Zeus-Ammon! He took about a year off from battle just to get his fortune told.

Egypt is one of the driest places on Earth, so the Nile River was its lifeline. Many royal mummies — like King Tut, Ramses II, and Queen Nefertari — have been found, but others, like Queen Nefertiti’s tomb, are still missing. Archaeologists, including Dr. Bob Brier from Long Island University, still explore Egypt’s sands, hoping to uncover more of its secrets! Below is a map of all the known tombs in the Valley of the Kings.