Etymology

Vergina sun

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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The story

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

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