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Bulan (Ilocano mythology): the moon god of peace who comforted the grieving Abra [10] Bulan (Pangasinense mythology): the merry and mischievous moon god, whose dim palace was the source of the perpetual light which became the stars; guides the ways of thieves [11]
The crescent moon was also linked to the horns of a bull and became a masculine symbol of fertility. A Ptolemaic inscription from the Khonsu Temple in Thebes describes Khonsu and the sun god as bulls crossing the sky and meeting in the east as "the two illuminators of the heavens".
The ancient Egyptians had several moon gods including Khonsu and Thoth, although Thoth is a considerably more complex deity. [4] Set represented the moon in the ancient Egyptian calendar. [5] In Bakongo religion, the earth and moon goddess Nzambici is the female counterpart of the sun god Nzambi Mpungu. [6]
Possible depiction of the Moon God Chandra in his chariot with wife and attendant, 2nd-1st century BCE, Shunga period, West Bengal. [ 15 ] The origin of Soma is traced back to the Hindu Vedic texts , where he is the personification of a drink made from a plant with the same name .
The Hurrian moon god, variously known as Kušuḫ, Umbu or Ušu, [91] was identified with Sin and his name was sometimes written logographically as d EN.ZU or d 30. [139] It is possible that his character was influenced by exposure to Mesopotamian culture and the image of the moon god in it in particular. [140]
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Selene (/ s ɪ ˈ l iː n iː /; Ancient Greek: Σελήνη pronounced [selɛ̌ːnɛː] seh-LEH-neh, meaning "Moon") [2] is the goddess and personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene, she is traditionally the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and sister of the sun god Helios and the dawn ...
Thoth was a Moon god. The Moon not only provides light at night, allowing time to still be measured without the Sun, but its phases and prominence gave it a significant importance in early astrology/astronomy. The perceived cycles of the Moon also organized much of Egyptian society's rituals and events, both civil and religious.
Yarikh (Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎗𐎃, YRḪ, "moon" [2]), or Yaraḫum, [3]: 118–119 was a moon god worshiped in the Ancient Near East.He is best attested in sources from the Amorite [4] city of Ugarit in the north of modern Syria, where he was one of the principal deities.