Papyrus Painting - Sacred Scarab and cobra with a dramatic black background

Papyrus Painting - Sacred Scarab the Ancient Egyptian Symbols of Rebirth Dramatic Black Background

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The scarab beetle is prominent throughout Egyptian mythology. The ancient Egyptians believed that the young scarab beetles emerged spontaneously from the burrow were they were born. Therefore they were worshipped as "Khepera", which means "he was came forth." This creative aspect of the scarab was associated with the creator god Atum. The ray-like antenna on the beetle's head and its practice of dung--rolling caused the beetle to also carry solar symbolism. The scarab-beetle god Khepera was believed to push the setting sun along the sky in the same manner as the beetle with his ball of dung. In many artifacts, the scarab is depicted pushing the sun along its course in the sky. In this papyrus from the left to the right: hieroglyphics of King Tut, the cobra - a symbol for various things from early times including: the sun, Lower Egypt, the king and a number of deities including Ma'at and Re.

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