Vergina sun

The Vergina Sun, as depicted on the top of the Golden Larnax of Philip II of Macedon.

Meaning

Noun

  • A sixteen-rayed solar symbol first appearing in Ancient Greek art between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC, tentatively interpreted as a royal symbol of ancient Macedonia.

Origin

  • Named after the archaeological excavations in and around the small town of Vergina, in northern Greece, during the late 1970s.

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