. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. and disappear from and to they knew not where, naturally was quite inexplicable to these ancient peoples ; consequently the insects were held in great reverence— not to say awe. According to Pliny the scarabseus was worshipped as one of the gods of the country: but be that as it may, as an emblem and symbol it abounded. Representations of the beetle in the sculptures are ex- tremely numerous. It was an emblem of the sun (to which deity it was particu- larly sacred), symbolically represented the world, wag an emblem of Ptah,
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. and disappear from and to they knew not where, naturally was quite inexplicable to these ancient peoples ; consequently the insects were held in great reverence— not to say awe. According to Pliny the scarabseus was worshipped as one of the gods of the country: but be that as it may, as an emblem and symbol it abounded. Representations of the beetle in the sculptures are ex- tremely numerous. It was an emblem of the sun (to which deity it was particu- larly sacred), symbolically represented the world, wag an emblem of Ptah, the Creative Power, of Ptah- Socharis-Osiris, of the world, and finally was connected with astronomical subjects and with funeral ; SACRED SACKED BEETLES ROLLING THEI1 BALLS ON THE FACE OF THE DESERT. 89. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London
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