Review article

Scarabaeus sacer L., 1758 (Scarabaeidae, Col.) from deity to realty

Branko BRITVEC ; Dugi dol 51, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The ancient Egyptians paid particular respect to one dung beetle, Scarabaeus sacer. The Franch resercher Cambefort (1987)suggests that it was the scarab that gave to the Egyptians the idea of mummification. Like the scarab’s nest resembled the burial chamber in which the pupa/mummy awaits its solar „resurection”, the Egyptians were believed that the dead into mummies awaits
its solar resurection, too. In second part it is studied the existence of sacre scarab in Croatia.

Keywords

Scarabaeus sacer; mummies; resurection; existence; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

35836

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/35836

Publication date:

21.7.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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