Because it strikes without warning, delivering a painful venomous sting from its hiding place, the scorpion is an emblem of treachery, hatred, envy, danger, pain, death, wickedness, and fear. Its venom likens it to those who cause harm with their tongues such as traitors, slanderers, heretics, false teachers, impostors, and Satan. In Christian art, the scorpion especially represents heresy and Judas, the betrayer of Christ. Its image may be found on the shields and banners of Roman soldiers in pictures of the Crucifixion. Being the antithesis of the bee which serves its queen and nourishes humans with its honey, the scorpion kills its king and is ever ready to poison and sting the children of God. Because they rejected the King of the Jews, the scorpion served as an anti-Semitic symbol of the Jews during the Middle Ages.
In symbolism the scorpion's sting tends to be fatal. The ancients believed that its bite was most painful and its venom most potent during the months of October and November while the constellation Scorpio reigns in the sky. Its sting was considered most harmful to the innocent and virgins were certain to die from it (Pliny's Natural History). Scorpions were sometimes used as synonyms for the venomous snakes found in biblical texts, especially if these were symbols of Satan and the wicked.
This beautifully designed knife is the essence of the scorpion. It will sting with deadly force. Your Scorpion knife measures 12 inches overall and comes with a custom designed sheath.
