THE SCORPION:The ancient Sumerians believed that scorpions or Scorpion-Men were guardians of the gateway of the Sun, the mountains of the East, and the Twin Gates. This creature was associated with various aspects of Ishtar (as Ishara Tamtim, the scorpion-tailed Mother), Nanna, and the Phrygian Sabazius. Myth tells how the hero Gilgamesh has to make his way through the Scorpion-Men to the house of the Scorpion Goddess, Siduri Sabitu. To both the Zoroastrians and the Egyptians, the scorpion was an embodiment of evil. A desert animal, it accompanied the Egyptian god Set. However, the scorpion was also connected with the Egyptian Goddess Selket who was pictured with a scorpion on her head or as a woman with a scorpion body; she was known as a protector of the dead. Myth tells of seven scorpions that went with Isis on her search for Osiris. The scorpion goddess is mentioned in the "Book of the Dead" as being an extremely ancient deity. SuperstitionsIf you hold a scorpion on your palm, it can't sting you.Magickal AttributesRevenge, dark magick.Sending dark magick and negativities back to the makers. ChantScuttling in the shadows,Poisonous sting raised in defense, Like the scorpion I strike only to protect myself. Beware, trouble-makers! I am not defenseless. |