Taharqa (c. 82 BCE – 48 BCE), also known as The Scarab, was the grand planner of Sais the steward of Letopolis within the Ptolemaic Kingdom during the 1st century BCE. While publicly dedicating himself to rebuilding the ancient city of Letopolis, Taharqa was secretly a member of the Order of the Ancients and sought to claim the city in the name of the Order and build power from within. His family knew nothing of his clandestine activities; in fact, his father-in-law, Ghupa, unknowingly agreed to spy against him for Harkhuf, an informant of Apollodorus.