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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
We’d like to introduce you to the work of Del Blackwater and her novel Dead Egyptians, the first instalment in an extensive series, the next volume of which is due to be released in November. Listen to her thoughts on her life and work in the recent interview we conducted with her on Egypopcult.
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you’d like to watch the full interview with @eltorres.bsky.social, a successful Spanish comic book author, be sure to check out our YouTube channel. Available in Spanish only. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWH5...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Egypopcult recommends reading this Franco-Belgian fantasy comic: Les terres d’Ogon: Mystic (2023). Here, the kingdom of Korunka is a clear reflection of ancient Egypt, though its visual style is clearly inspired by African and even European influences. Enjoy it as much as we have!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We're celebrating! Our website and database have already reached +270,000 visits! Thank you so much for your continued support 🎉🎉🎉🎉 We're also looking for new collaborators and contributors, so if you're interested, please email us at egypopcult.lisboa@gmail.com
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If you haven’t yet read @delblackwater.bsky.social novel Dead Egyptians, we at Egypopcult and the International Society for the Study of Egyptomania ( @issegyptomania.bsky.social ) recommend it. Mystery, history, Egyptian gods, ghosts, secret libraries and love that transcends time. Don’t miss it!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ever since our PI became a gamer (thanks to Esperanza’s invaluable help), he’s taken an interest in many games with an Egyptianising theme, like Soul Mask (CampFire Studio, 2024). If you’ve played it or are simply familiar with it, would you recommend it to Abraham? Did you enjoy it?
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Our IP interviewed @eltorres.bsky.social, an Andalusian comics editor and scriptwriter. ElTorres has a particular taste for Egyptian narratives, something that crystallises in one of his major works, Phantasmagoria (2020).You can now read the interview here: egypopcultlisboa.pt/interview-wi...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Egypopcult has prepared some new surprises coming up in September! Stay tuned for more 😎
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
After some issues, Egypopcult is back online! Be sure to check back regularly for our latest news~ 🔸https://egypopcultlisboa.pt/ 🔸https://lisboadatabase.egypopcultlisboa.pt/ Wishing you all a lovely summer! ☀︎⛱
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Site under maintenance. Our website and database are offline. We are currently fixing a few technical issues to improve your experience. Thank you for your patience!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Julia Troche will be presenting her talk Imaginations of Ancient Egypt in Amusement Parks hosted by @issegyptomania.bsky.social online on 21st July 7pm BST! More info at: www.eventbrite.com/e/imaginatio...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
One of our Egypopcult colleagues, Tara Sewell-Lasater, is currently working with a friend on a new project called the Alexandrian substack, based on a series of short stories on the life of Kleoaptra VII. Suscribe to watch their interviews at: thealexandrianseries.substack.com?utm_campaign...
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The Alexandrian | M.D. Rollins | Substack
Short stories exploring the life of Kleopatra VII, and the lives of her ancestors. Click to read The Alexandrian, by M.D. Rollins, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
On July 18, the Manchester Game Center will host a seminar on Anubis in contemporary popular culture. The event is organized by two contributors to Egypopcult, Jennifer Cromwell and Arnaud Quertinmont, and will feature our IP Abraham I. Fernández Pichel, Lawrence Webb and Roxanne Bicker.
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Anubis in Contemporary Popular Culture — Manchester Game Centre
The symposium ‘Anubis in Contemporary Popular Culture’ examines the reception of ancient Egyptian gods through the case study of the canine deity Anubis. By adopting a focussed examination of an indiv...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Did you know that one the European Space Agency's satellites is called Cheops? The link between Egyptomania and space is as strong as ever! 🔭
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The book edited by our PI, A.I. Fernández Pichel, "Imagining the Past in Fiction: Reception of Antiquity in Contemporary Popular Culture", is currently undergoing peer review. We hope the book will be published soon and that it will be available in bookstores shortly!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The conference Antiquity in Simulation: Global Receptions of the Classical World in Video Games will take place on 13 June Saturday at the Oxford Classics Faculty (OX1 3LU), from 9am-5pm. Our colleague Jennifer Cromwell, will be giving a paper at this conference, so make sure to check it out!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A new thriller/suspense novel in Spanish has been published on Ancient Egypt! Check out more info at: www.penguinlibros.com/es/novela-ne... #egyptomania #ancientegypt
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Lo que pesa el corazón | Penguin Libros
UN CRIMEN RITUAL. UN TESORO EGIPCIO. TRES ÉPOCAS UNIDAS POR UN MITO QUE PODRÍA ESCONDER LA BARBARIE MÁS PERVERSA.
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Lee Cronin's The Mummy’ is being released in cinemas across almost all of Europe today, marking one of the major highlights of this year's Egyptomania. We're going to watch it this afternoon and will let you know what we thought of it. If you're planning to watch it soon, tell us what you think!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Just one week to go until the online I Congreso Internacional RIIPOA en Didáctica del Próximo Oriente Antiguo. If you’d like to attend, please be sure to email daniel.justel@uah.es. More info at: chul.letras.ulisboa.pt/evento/congr....
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Our PI has finally finished Silent Hill 1 and was pleasantly surprised to discover that there are also Egyptian-themed references! In the final part of the game, you have to find, among other symbols, the Egyptian ankh in order to progress through this level. Have you played this game before?
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A new Egyptomania videogame is coming soon to PC! Alternate between an archaeologist exploring the temple in 3D and a painted figure navigating the 2D frescoes etched into the stone. Watch the trailer at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxV7...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
CfP open until Friday 1st May 2026 for an online symposium examining the god Anubis in contemporary popular culture, organised by Jennifer Cromwell and Arnaud Quertinmont! If you're interested in participating, check out: manchestergamecentre.org/blog-db/2026...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Check out this newly published volume on Ancient Egypt and video games, edited by Jennifer Cromwell. This volume is the first to focus solely on the portrayal of Ancient Egypt in video games. More info at: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
How are mummies and vampires similar in Egyptian-inspired fiction? Are they different, or do they combine in different works of popular culture beyond frequent crossovers? Abraham Fernández Pichel and Nolwenn Corriou analyse this in their future article, more info soon! @/Image by Jesús C. Gan.
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
"The Dog-Eared God" traces the story of an Egyptologist, Professor Dewey, who has been smuggling mummies out of Egypt for a number of years. Want to know more? Check out our database entry written by our new collaborator, Lawrence Webb: database.egypopcult.pt/the-dog-eare...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
In the game Tomb Raider (1996), Lara Croft has to find a lost ancient artifact, the Scion of Atlantis. Her search for the remaining pieces takes her to Greece and ultimately to Egypt, where the third fragment is hidden. Check out our entry by Tara Sewell-Lasater: database.egypopcult.pt/tomb-raider/
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Meet one of our collaborators! Víctor Sánchez Domínguez, professor and researcher in the Department of Specific Didactics at the University of Córdoba, is a leading specialist in the application of gamification in history as a teaching strategy at different educational levels.
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Dr. Daniel Rafaelić has recently published a book in Croatian on the relationship between Ancient Egypt and cinema, from which we can expect an English version very soon! More info at: dzepna.com/product/drev...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
French Nouvelle Vague film "Ma nuit chez Maud" (1969) alludes to the transcendence of love, the force of seduction and its power to shape History by reflecting on... the importance of Cleopatra's nose! See more at our database: database.egypopcult.pt/ma-nuit-chez-maud/
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Exciting upcoming events in February 2026. 🔸ISSE Book Club Launch Event - 19 February 2026 at 7pm UK time, online 🔸Lecture - Chris Wood 'Egyptomagia. An exploration of the influence of Ancient Egypt on Western Magic' - 24 February 2026 at 7pm UK time, online
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The Egypopcult team likes travelling around! ✈️ Can you guess where our social media CM, Esperanza, is right now finishing her PhD? P.S.: There is a hint in the picture ;)
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Don't forget to submit your proposal to participate in the "I Congreso Internacional RIIPOA en Didáctica de Próximo Oriente Antiguo" by February 2nd (Monday) to the following emails: egypopcult.lisboa@gmail.com and daniel.justel@uah.es!!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Just ten days after the death of Erich von Däniken, we would like to revisit this article by Arnaud Quertinmont on the DC universe and ancient astronauts: egypopcult.pt/batman-and-t... Comment on what you think about the role of this populariser in science fiction and popular culture in general!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The University of Zagreb and the Archeological Museum in Zagreb will held their first international conference on the perceptions and receptions of Ancient History on November 3-7th 2026. For more info, check out: www.starapovijest.eu/en/2025/08/2...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The ERAE project, led by Florian Ebeling, Julia Budka, and Miguel John Versluys, confirms academia's interest in the reception of Ancient Egypt. If Egypopcult was a first step, ERAE is the confirmation of this. More info at: www.erae.gwi.uni-muenchen.de
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
We are republishing information about the 1st RIIPOA International Congress on Ancient Near Eastern Didactics, which will be held on 21-22 April 2026. Contributions can be sent to daniel.justel@uah.es or egypopcult.lisboa@gmail.com. These email addresses replace the previous email address!
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RIIPOA @riipoa.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Compartimos de nuevo la información sobre el congreso de abril, con nuevas direcciones de correo electrónico, ya que las que se facilitaron anteriormente daban error. @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social @uahes.bsky.social @neferchitty.bsky.social
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Happy New Year 2026🎉🎉 Egypopcult is back with recharged batteries and eager to bring you new events and news! @issegyptomania.bsky.social has organized a Research Roundtable on Egyptomania in Ireland in March 2026, and the deadline for the CfP is today. Don't hesitate to sign up!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Para aquellos/as colegas y seguidores hispano-lusoparlantes vinculados a la educación de la Historia del Próximo Oriente Antiguo en cualquier nivel educativo, les invitamos a participar en este I Congreso Internacional RIIPOA (21-22 de abril de 2026). Más información: riipoa.web.uah.es/actividades/
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Dear friends and followers of Egypopcult, we would like to wish you a happy holiday season and a break from your activities. We all deserve a rest. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 🎉🎉 Abraham & Esperanza.
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Holiday season is getting closer! At a time when we can (sometimes) leave work behind and focus on less pressing matters, we recommend this book by Gregory N. Daugherty. Highly recommended, we wish you a happy reading! www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
In this TV series set in Rome during the Flavian period, a few Egyptianising motives are depicted and Egypt is the backdrop for part of the storyline. Check out more at: database.egypopcult.pt/those-about-... #receptionstudies #egyptomania #egiptomania #ancientegypt
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
For heavy metal fans who collaborate with Egypopcult or simply visit our social media pages, below you can find Alfonso Álvarez-Ossorio Rivas' contribution to the theme ‘Metal and Ancient Egypt’: egypopcult.pt/metal-and-an...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
We are back after our stay in Luxor and will soon have news to share, so stay tuned!!
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
We love reception studies, but we also enjoy field work. From this 5th expedition in Luxor, we send you all warm greetings from Karnak! 🐫🐫
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Egypopcult would like to congratulate and thank the Fábula research group for the wonderful second conference which took place last Wednesday. Their work are making a fundamental contribution to the study of the reception of Antiquity in children's and young adult literature.
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
For all enjoyers of mythology, tarot and anime, we recommend playing the Persona game series (1996-2024), where the main characters can summon powerful beings known as Persona. Many of them allude to Egyptian mythology, among others! For + info, check out: database.egypopcult.pt/persona-games/
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Egypopcult is celebrating today! 🎉 Since our website and database returned at the end of August, our webpage has reached more than 50,000 visits 🥳🥳 Don't forget to take a look at it: database.egypopcult.pt
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Although Halloween is over, we want to recommend this Spanish film, which has all the ingredients for a good time: aliens, Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein... and a plan to destroy Earth. Don't miss it, it's available for free on YouTube. More info: database.egypopcult.pt/los-monstruo...
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Egypopcult Project @egypopcultlisboa.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We invite you to join our partner organization, @saveancientstudies.bsky.social for their Halloween Bash. This extended event is in full swing and runs through this Thursday, October 31st! More info here: www.saveancientstudies.org/halloweenbash Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃
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