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Ahishama became Mars; Wlaha became the Pleiades; Mönettä, the scorpion, became the Big Dipper; and Ihette, One Leg, became Orion's belt.
The worship of Crawling things
Goddess Selket (Serqet): Scorpions were associated with the goddess Selket, who was both a protective deity and one who could bring harm.
She was depicted as a woman with a scorpion on her head.
Deity Association: Scorpions are less commonly worshipped but are sometimes associated with the goddess Kali and other fierce deities.
In some regions, scorpions are considered to have protective powers.
Symbolism: Scorpions symbolize danger, protection, and the destructive aspect of nature.
Mount Mashu
At the entrance of Mount Mashu stand two scorpion-people (sometimes described as half-man, half-scorpion creatures), who guard the mountain's gates.
August 2024 Update
Scorpion People at Mount Mashu Centaurs at Mount Erymanthos The god Panwas often depicted as a half-man, half-goat figure.
Pleiades and Orion
In response, she sent a giant scorpion to kill him.
Zeus placed both Orion and the scorpion in the sky, positioning them so that when Scorpius rises, Orion sets, to prevent further conflict between them.
Pre-dynastic Rulers
Another ruler named Scorpion, possibly distinct from Scorpion I, is depicted on the Scorpion Macehead found at Hierakonpolis.
Tomb U-j at Abydos, attributed to a ruler named Scorpion.
Another ruler named Scorpion, depicted on the Scorpion Macehead found at Hierakonpolis.
Sometimes considered distinct from Scorpion I.
Scorpion Macehead: One of the most famous artifacts from this period is the Scorpion Macehead, found at Hierakonpolis.
It depicts a figure known as King Scorpion, who is shown performing a ceremonial activity, possibly related to irrigation or agriculture.
This artifact suggests the existence of a ruler named Scorpion who had significant influence.
Tomb U-j at Abydos, believed to belong to a ruler named "Scorpion," contains inscribed tags and vessels, indicating the presence of early forms of writing and administrative control.
Anunnaki gods list
She set up vipers and dragons, and the monster Lahamu, And hurricanes, and raging hounds, and scorpion-men, And mighty tempests, and fish-men and rams; They bore cruel weapons, without fear of the fight.
In this passage, Lahmu and Lahamu are mentioned as "monsters" that were created by Tiamat, the mother of all the gods, along with other fearsome creatures like vipers, dragons, and scorpion-men.
Hurricanes, and raging hounds, and scorpion-men, And mighty tempests, and fish-men and rams = Constellations/universes
[And hurricanes], and raging hounds, and scorpion-men,
The constellation that is sometimes referred to as "scorpion men" is Scorpius.
In Greek mythology, Scorpius represents the scorpion that was sent by the goddess Gaia to kill Orion.
After Scorpius succeeded in stinging Orion, both the scorpion and Orion were placed in the sky as constellations by the god Zeus.
In some versions of the myth, Scorpius is depicted as a creature with both a human torso and a scorpion's tail, hence the reference to "scorpion men".