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The moon-goddess Selene is commonly depicted with a crescent moon, often accompanied by two stars (the stars represent Phosphorus, the morning star, and Hesperus, the evening star); sometimes, instead of a crescent, a lunar disc is used.
The crescent is usually associated with Islam and regarded as its symbol. The crescent and star had been used in the coinage of the Sassanid Persian Empire. The Umayyad Caliphate, after the Rashidun Caliphate's conquest of the region, continue to use similar coins with some modification but leaving the star and crescent intact.
The crescent and star also appears on pre-Islamic coins of South Arabia. [10] The combination of star and crescent also arises in the ancient Near East, representing the Moon and Ishtar (the planet Venus), often combined into a triad with the solar disk. [11] It was inherited both in Sassanian and Hellenistic iconography.
On boundary stones and cylinder seals, the eight-pointed star is sometimes shown alongside the crescent moon, which was the symbol of Sin, god of the Moon, and the rayed solar disk, which was a symbol of Shamash, the god of the Sun. [4] [2] The rosette was another important symbol of Ishtar which had originally belonged to Inanna. [5]
Stargazers around the globe were treated to a stunning celestial scene on Friday as Venus appeared shining brightly above a crescent Moon. The planet was visible to the naked eye from the UK to ...
A green field with the golden five-pointed star and the golden horizontal crescent moon, the closed side is down, in the center in between two red horizontal bands on the top and the bottom edges of the flag. 1915 to present Flag of Morocco: A red field with the Seal of Solomon is the green pentagram, a five-pointed linear star, in the center.
The crescent moon will align with Mars and Venus on the evenings of Sunday, May 21, and Monday, May 22, appearing below the two planets leading up to the main event.
The upcoming show won't be overshadowed by moonlight, as the crescent moon will set before the shower's peak. Ring in the new year with the first meteor shower of 2025.