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"Kheper" by Carolien Thomas

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	The Egyptian myth is that there was a giant scarab (is this the correct English name?), who rolled the sun across the sky... Actually, the scarab rolles a ball of dirt, with its children in it. You can't see it in this picture, but in the original version, I also used a goldcoloured pencil, which had a great effect.

Date	Name	Comment
5 Apr 2001	Layla Reid	Loading... Yea, scarab is the right word. I think he's cute. Nice shading, too. Also, thanks for your comments on my drawings.
12 Jun 2001	SIMMA	Loading... heh.. thats funny. Its a good pick and i like how you drew the scarab. Just one little change in you description. I'm not a scarab expert but.. These beetles (from where i'm from) are called dung beetles. They don't roll the ball with its kids in them.. Its a peice of.. how do i say.. poo adn they roll it to someplace safe, where they then lay eggs in it. So when the babies hatch they have food and protection form the dung. Gotta luv them bugs.. ^.^; well cool pic again, and sorry on the correction. Peace out.
16 Jul 2002	Cupid	Loading... I think that there are scarab beetles AND dung beetles. There ARE, in fact, several varieties of insects that roll up dirt or dung and roll it over to...where ever. Great job, by the way. : )
17 Sep 2004	MadinaBLACKPLAGUE Hagberg*	Loading... The egyptian and indonisian scarabs are indeed dung beatles, not dirt beatles. They bury their poop-ball in the sand after they lay their eggs in it. Nasty first meal,huh.

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'Kheper':

• Created by:

Carolien Thomas
• Copyright: ©Carolien Thomas. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Egypt, Kheper, Myth, Scarab
• Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
• Techniques: Coloured Pencils
• Views: 393
• Resolution: 590x700