Egypopcult Project
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Providing new insights into Egyptology and Popular Culture.
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The Egypopcult Project is a project from the Centro de História from the University of Lisbon that aims to provide new insights into Egyptology and Popular Culture with the help of scholars and creative authors from all around the world!
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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...
Available in Spanish only.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWH5...
October 5, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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...
Available in Spanish only.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWH5...
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!
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!
September 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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!
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!
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 [email protected]
We're also looking for new collaborators and contributors, so if you're interested, please email us at [email protected]
September 25, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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 [email protected]
We're also looking for new collaborators and contributors, so if you're interested, please email us at [email protected]
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!
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!
September 18, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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!
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!
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?
If you’ve played it or are simply familiar with it, would you recommend it to Abraham? Did you enjoy it?
September 8, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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?
If you’ve played it or are simply familiar with it, would you recommend it to Abraham? Did you enjoy it?
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...
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...
September 3, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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...
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...
Egypopcult has prepared some new surprises coming up in September!
Stay tuned for more 😎
Stay tuned for more 😎
August 27, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Egypopcult has prepared some new surprises coming up in September!
Stay tuned for more 😎
Stay tuned for more 😎
After some issues, Egypopcult is back online! Be sure to check back regularly for our latest news~
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Wishing you all a lovely summer! ☀︎⛱
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Wishing you all a lovely summer! ☀︎⛱
August 13, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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! ☀︎⛱
🔸https://egypopcultlisboa.pt/
🔸https://lisboadatabase.egypopcultlisboa.pt/
Wishing you all a lovely summer! ☀︎⛱
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!
Thank you for your patience!
July 29, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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!
Thank you for your patience!
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...
More info at: www.eventbrite.com/e/imaginatio...
July 18, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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...
More info at: www.eventbrite.com/e/imaginatio...
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...
Suscribe to watch their interviews at: thealexandrianseries.substack.com?utm_campaign...
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.
thealexandrianseries.substack.com
July 7, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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...
Suscribe to watch their interviews at: thealexandrianseries.substack.com?utm_campaign...
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.
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...
manchestergamecentre.org
June 23, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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.
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! 🔭
June 8, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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! 🔭
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!
We hope the book will be published soon and that it will be available in bookstores shortly!
June 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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!
We hope the book will be published soon and that it will be available in bookstores shortly!
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!
Our colleague Jennifer Cromwell, will be giving a paper at this conference, so make sure to check it out!
May 27, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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!
Our colleague Jennifer Cromwell, will be giving a paper at this conference, so make sure to check it out!
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
Check out more info at: www.penguinlibros.com/es/novela-ne...
#egyptomania #ancientegypt
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.
www.penguinlibros.com
May 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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
Check out more info at: www.penguinlibros.com/es/novela-ne...
#egyptomania #ancientegypt
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!
If you're planning to watch it soon, tell us what you think!
April 17, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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!
If you're planning to watch it soon, tell us what you think!
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 [email protected].
More info at: chul.letras.ulisboa.pt/evento/congr....
More info at: chul.letras.ulisboa.pt/evento/congr....
April 13, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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 [email protected].
More info at: chul.letras.ulisboa.pt/evento/congr....
More info at: chul.letras.ulisboa.pt/evento/congr....
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?
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?
April 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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?
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?
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...
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...
March 27, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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...
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...
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...
If you're interested in participating, check out: manchestergamecentre.org/blog-db/2026...
March 24, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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...
If you're interested in participating, check out: manchestergamecentre.org/blog-db/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...
More info at: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
March 18, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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...
More info at: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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.
Abraham Fernández Pichel and Nolwenn Corriou analyse this in their future article, more info soon!
@/Image by Jesús C. Gan.
March 10, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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.
Abraham Fernández Pichel and Nolwenn Corriou analyse this in their future article, more info soon!
@/Image by Jesús C. Gan.
"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...
Want to know more? Check out our database entry written by our new collaborator, Lawrence Webb: database.egypopcult.pt/the-dog-eare...
March 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
"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...
Want to know more? Check out our database entry written by our new collaborator, Lawrence Webb: database.egypopcult.pt/the-dog-eare...
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/
Check out our entry by Tara Sewell-Lasater: database.egypopcult.pt/tomb-raider/
February 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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/
Check out our entry by Tara Sewell-Lasater: database.egypopcult.pt/tomb-raider/