This post is dedicated to the "sunburst" symbol that was universally adopted and used by all the ancient Greek tribes (the Macedonians being one of them of course) in all the different regions and eras of the Greek world.
From the collection of links below, you can see the symbol being depicted on ancient Greek coins, vases, jewelery, mosaics, etc. Move your cursor over the links below to get a snap shot of content for that link.
Tomb 2 (of Philip III, Alexander the Great's brother) at Vergina (Hellenic) Macedonia, Sarcophagus and Golden Cinerary Box
Inside the temple of Nemesis in Thamnous - 436 BC
Coin of Kerkyra
Helios (God of Sun) - Temple of Athena, Troy
Spartan Hoplite - 780 BC
Spartan Amphoreus of 6th Century BC - Museum of Louvre
Achilles and Ajax playing dice - 6th century BC
Athena and Hermes - 540 BC
Hercules and Lernaia Hydra - 525 BC
Odysseus blinds the Cyclops, Magna Grecia - 520 BC
Greek Amphoreus, Magna Grecia - 500 BC
Hercules and Olympia - 500 BC:
Goddess Athena - 5th century BC
Ades in the Greek underworld - 5th century BC
The Greek Hero Achilles - 5th century BC
Hercules and Athena - 480 BC
Athenian Hoplite - 480 BC
Greek Hoplite departing - 450 BC
Canos Vase - 400 BC. A better look at the vase.
Greek Hoplite vs Persian Soldier - 4th century BC
The following art work shows the destruction of Troy. We can clearly see the Sun symbol on the side of the warrior. Found in Mykonos - 780 BC
Greek Hoplite vs Persian Soldier - 4th century BC
The Greek hero Perseus
Inside the temple of Propilaia, in Acropolis
Inside Thision Temple, under the Acropolis
Goddess Athena figure - 4th century BC
On Greek coins
Goddess Athena (Louvre Museum) - 4th century BC
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