Scarab

Fact 1:

The Scarab was worn as a protective talisman by both the living and the deceased and the most popular talisman of the ancient Egyptians .
 

Fact 2:

Meaning of the Scarab: To the ancient Egyptians the Scarab was one of the most potent of all amulets and symbolized the sun, resurrection, transformation and protection.
 

Fact 3:

The scarab aided its wearer with the power of "eternal renewal of life." It was also worn by the Egyptian warriors in their signet rings for health, strength, and virility.
 

Fact 4:

There were many different types of scarab amulets used in ancient Egypt. The talismans and amulets that featured a scarab were heart scarabs, scarab seals, winged scarabs, signet rings, marriage scarabs, scarabs with spells, scarabs with good wishes and scarabs decorated with figures of gods and sacred animals.
 

Fact 5:

The scarab symbol was derived from a common Egyptian dung beetle that deposited its eggs in a ball of clay or dung. The burial of its ball was symbolic of the setting sun from which new life arises with each dawn.

Fact 6:

The action of the beetle in rolling this ball along the ground was compared with the sun in its progress across the sky. Under the heat of the sun the ball which contained the egg of the beetle hatched out and so the scarab became the symbol of creation.
 

Fact 7:

Khepri was the name of the scarab-headed creator and sun god who was depicted in ancient Egyptian art as a human with the head of a scarab beetle or in the form of just the scarab beetle. Khepri was likened to the scarab beetle, only, instead of rolling a ball of dung, Khepri rolled the sun from the Underworld to the eastern sky, renewing the sun and enabling life to thrive on earth.