# Vergina sun

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vergina-sun