scarab
/skar-uhb/US // ˈskær əb //UK // (ˈskærəb) //
疤痕,刀疤,疤瘌,疤痕疙瘩
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- : a representation or image of a beetle, much used among the ancient Egyptians as a symbol, seal, amulet, or the like.
- : a gem cut to resemble a beetle.
Examples
After the Christian era the influence of cult of the scarab was still felt.
The scarab it must be remembered was in the Egyptian thought, an androgyne.
Represented with the head and legs of a man the scarab was an emblem of Ptah.
Some figures have the scarab over the head, sometimes in place of the head.
It was made oval in the form of the base of the Egyptian scarab.
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