Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations
by Radhakrishnan. P | 2017 | 51,158 words
This study analyzes the Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations and it’s contribution to modern astrology. This thesis also aims at integrated scientific explanations on New and Full Moon and their influence of Geo-physical phenomena and also analyzes how significant a role the moon plays in keeping the life on earth. Astrology is the or...
4. The Star Crescent based Coinage
Historically, the Star Crescent based coinage highlights the numismatics as an art enumerated in astrology and astronomy. The coins in the Roman Era were adopted the depiction of crescent symbols linked with celestial arrangements of the planets-Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. The Seceran dynasty was predominantly used the crescent symbols at the later part of the 2nd Century. The Parthian coin of Orodes II describes two stars and a crescent moon and other coins were with one star and a crescent. According to the ancient Mayan History, their Goddess Ixchel was associated with the Moon with Maiden or a rabbit.