There are sixteen moon-related symbols in James C. Christensen’s The Man Who Minds the Moon. Can you find them? 1. The waxing moon (a masculine symbol according to some cultures) 2. The moonstone has been used in jewelry for centuries, including ancient civilizations 3. The astrological moon sign of Cancer is the crab 4. The cow who “jumped over the moon” from the English nursery rhyme 5. In ancient Babylonia, the moon god, Sin, has a blue beard 6. The staff said to be carried by the Man in the Moon in old European folktales 7. The hourglass as a symbol of time 8. According to Chinese myth, the hare lives in the moon 9. The Ancient Greek phrase from the Latin epic poem, Aeneid, “Who sings the wandering moon and the stars,” is embroidered on the tunic 10. Shakespeare: Symbols from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act V, Scene i: the character Moonshine’s Dog . . . 11. Lantern . . . 12....and thornbush. (Note: the thornbush refers to a legend first recorded in the twelfth century wherein “ a rustic stole a bundle of thorns and was exiled to the moon as punishment.”) 13. The moon as rules the tides of the ocean 14. The owl is the symbol of Athena, goddess of the moon 15. Moon shells (Naticidae) 16. Moon fish (Lampris guttatus) 3 5 15 8 13 1 10 9 11 4 12 14 7 6 16 2
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There are sixteen moon-related symbols in James C. Christensen’s The Man Who Minds the Moon. Can you find them?
1. Thewaxingmoon(amasculinesymbolaccordingtosomecultures)
2. Themoonstonehasbeenusedinjewelryforcenturies,includingancientcivilizations
3. TheastrologicalmoonsignofCanceristhecrab
4. Thecowwho“jumpedoverthemoon”fromtheEnglishnurseryrhyme
5. InancientBabylonia,themoongod,Sin,hasabluebeard
6. ThestaffsaidtobecarriedbytheManintheMooninoldEuropeanfolktales
7. Thehourglassasasymboloftime8. AccordingtoChinesemyth,theharelivesin
themoon9. TheAncientGreekphrasefromtheLatinepic
poem,Aeneid,“Whosingsthewanderingmoonandthestars,”isembroideredonthetunic
10. Shakespeare:SymbolsfromA Midsummer Night’s Dream,ActV,Scenei:thecharacterMoonshine’sDog...
11. Lantern...12. ...andthornbush.(Note:thethornbushrefers
toalegendfirstrecordedinthetwelfthcenturywherein“arusticstoleabundleofthornsandwasexiledtothemoonaspunishment.”)
13. Themoonasrulesthetidesoftheocean14.TheowlisthesymbolofAthena,goddessof
themoon15.Moonshells(Naticidae) 16.Moonfish(Lampris guttatus)
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