Origin of the Earth Symbol โ™ โŠ•

By Xah Lee. Date: .

Origin of the Earth Symbol

Note that there are 2 symbols for earth:

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the one with cross on top of circle came from stylized globus cruciger (Latin, "cross-bearing orb").

globus cruciger

The globus cruciger (Latin, "cross-bearing orb"), aka orb and cross, is a Christian symbol of authority since the Middle Ages, used on coins, in iconography, and with the sceptre as royal regalia.

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Pluto Symbol โ™‡

Today, Pluto โ™‡ is no longer considered a planet, but a dwarf planet, alone with other dwarf planets discovered recently. One of them is dwarf planet Eris, but it doesn't have agreed-upon sign, and no Unicode symbol dedicated to it. (Eris is goddess of strife. She tossed a golden apple with inscription "for the most beautiful" in the midst of the feast of the gods at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis as a prize of beauty, thus sparking a vanity-fueled dispute among goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War. )

BLACK MOON LILITH Symbol โ™‡

The BLACK MOON LILITH โšธ is a hypothetical moon proposed in 1918 by astrologer Walter Gorn Old. It's not recognized in astronomy today or in the past. Though, there is a asteroid named 1181 Lilith.

Lilith is a figure in Jewish mythology, a "night monster".

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