Scorpion Men - Pop Culture [toys]

"Scorponok" from the Beast Wars/ Transformers series

Monster in my Pocket figure (taken almost directly from the stone tablet depiction)

Scorpion Men - Ancient Art

The most famous depiction of Scorpion men comes from this tablet from the Epic of Gilgamesh. Images above are the original tablet and a line art representation.

Scorpion Men [Introduction]

Scorpion Men are an Akkadian concoction/ hybrid, and appear in the Epic of Gilgamesh [the oldest recorded narrative] as guardians to Kurnugi, the land of darkness.

*I'm going to revisit greek mythology after covering Scorpion Men to get some more fine art back on the site....