GREEK MYTHOSThe Godsunder Codex
SCARAB BEETLE (glossy black sacred beetle)
Creature of Greece
A small, compact beetle with a broad thorax and a rounded, domed abdomen enclosed by oval wing cases. It is glossy black throughout, with six sturdy jointed legs and broad digging forelegs. Its head is broad, flattened, and shovel-shaped with a scalloped front edge, small black compound eyes, and short antennae ending in fan-shaped clubs.
