(credit: Emil Aladjem, Antiquities Authority) Generally, scarabs were viewed as sacred creatures in Egyptian culture and were associated with the early morning sun's Egyptian god Khepri.

Ancient Egyptians also believed that a god in the form of a giant scarab rolled the sun like a huge ball through the sky each day, giving life to the world. The underside of Freud's heart scarab ...

many shaped like scarab beetles, which are a symbol of the Sun god, Ra, and have been said to stimulate the deceased’s heart back to life. Other amulets revealed the shapes of Egyptian deities ...