Did the ancient Egyptians worship insects?

johng16146

Egyptians worshiped the beetle, most notably the scarab, because they thought it represented the sun...The Egyptians thought the sun died at night and was reborn the following morning much like the scarab buried its dung ball. The Egyptian understanding was that old male scarabs buried their balls/eggs into the ground. In the ball, the beetle experienced vital changes, passed through various worm-like stages (the larvae), became a motionless, dead-like corpse (the pupa), and ultimately was born anew from the ball. Egyptian priests thought that what happened to the sun in the ground was not essentially different from scarab metamorphoses. May 08 12, 8:23 PM

wickezee

Here's another bit of Egyptian bug trivia: A golden necklace with pendants shaped like flies (yes, like the common housefly) was awarded to a recipient for distinguished military service. http://www.touregypt.net/egyptmuseum/egyptian_museumm5.htm May 09 12, 5:39 PM