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The Vergina Sun (Greek: Ήλιος της Βεργίνας, romanized: Ilios tis Vergínas, lit. 'Sun of Vergina'), also known as the Star of Vergina , Vergina Star or Argead Star , is a rayed solar symbol first appearing in ancient Greek art of the period between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC.
The eight-rayed sun derives from the national emblem [1] and represents the "new sun of Liberty" referred to in "Denes nad Makedonija" ("Today over Macedonia"). [2] The first post-Yugoslav flag of the country, adopted in 1992, known as the Kutlesh flag, featured the Vergina Sun , a symbol that had been discovered at Aigai , the first capital ...
The eight-rayed sun represents "the new sun of Liberty" referred to in the national anthem Denes nad Makedonija (Today over Macedonia). [3] It was created by Miroslav Grčev and was adopted on 5 October 1995 after a one-year economic blockade imposed by Greece in order to force the then-Republic of Macedonia to remove the ancient Macedonian ...
Vergina (Greek: Βεργίνα, Vergína) is a small town in Northern Greece, part of the Veria municipality in Imathia, Central Macedonia.Vergina was established in 1922 in the aftermath of the population exchanges after the Treaty of Lausanne and was a separate municipality until 2011, when it was merged with Veroia under the Kallikratis Plan.
Vergina Sun: (official flag, 1992–1995) The Vergina Sun is used unofficially by various associations and cultural groups in the Macedonian diaspora. The Vergina Sun is believed to have been associated with ancient Greek kings such as Alexander the Great and Philip II , although it was used as an ornamental design in ancient Greek art long ...
Surya, the Sun god, rides across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot à la Helios and Sol. Aruna, charioteer of Surya, god of the morning Sun. Aryaman, god of the midday Sun. Savitr, god of the twilight Sun, also known as sunrise and sunset. Mitra, often associated with the Sun. Mihir, meaning Sun. Tapati, Sun goddess.
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North Macedonia (then named Macedonia) has been a candidate to join the European Union (EU) since 2005. The use of the country name "Macedonia" was the object of a dispute with neighbouring Greece between 1991 and 2019, resulting in a Greek veto against EU and NATO accession talks, which lasted from 2008 to 2019.