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The alchemical symbol for the sun and various sun gods. Also the alchemical symbol for gold which is the metal represented by the Sun which is the astral counterpart. Cross of Saint Peter (Petrine Cross) Peter requested to be crucified upside down, as he felt unworthy to die in the same manner as Christ. Used as a symbol of Saint Peter. A very ...
A crescent shape (/ ˈ k r ɛ s ən t /, UK also / ˈ k r ɛ z ən t /) [1] is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase (as it appears in the northern hemisphere) in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself.
The double crescent moon bisexuality symbol, designed by Vivian Wagner. Some bisexual individuals object to the use of a pink triangle in the biangles symbol of bisexuality (see above), as it was a symbol that Adolf Hitler's regime used to tag and persecute homosexuals. In response, a double crescent moon symbol of bisexuality was devised by ...
The conjoined representation of a crescent and a star is used in various historical contexts, including as a prominent symbol of the Ottoman Empire, and in contemporary times, as a national symbol by some countries, and by some Muslims as a symbol of Islam, [1] while other Muslims reject it as an Islamic symbol. [2]
The five-pointed star is not the only symbol used by the People Nation. Others include a 3D pyramid, a five-pointed crown, a die with its front-side showing five dots, a crescent moon with its concave side facing to the right and sometimes with a small five-pointed star to the right of that moon symbol. [6] [7]
This tattoo incorporates a sun and a yin-yang symbol into the semicolon. A yin-yang signifies the complementary forces that make up life on Earth ( 7 ). Image credits: @tatynpobkatattoostudio
The Russian Orthodox cross has three horizontal crossbeams, with the lowest one slanted downwards. Today it is a symbol of the Russian Orthodox Church [2] [3] [4] and a distinctive feature of the cultural landscape of Russia. [5] Other names for the symbol include the Russian cross, and Slavonic or Suppedaneum cross.
The crescent is a Pictish symbol that is found occasionally on its own on Class I and Class II Pictish stones (e.g. the Drosten Stone) [1] but, overlaid with a V-rod, is the most frequently-occurring symbol (roughly 1 in 5). [2] The V-rod never appears on its own and its only other appearance is overlaid on an arch at Migvie.