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Updated: June 19, 2025
EGG AND LUNETTE. The egg, being a symbol not only of the resurrection, but also of the world rescued from destruction by the Noachic ark, and the lunette, or horizontal crescent, being a symbol of the Great Father, represented by Noah, the egg and lunette combined, which was the hieroglyphic of the god Lunus, at Heliopolis, was a symbol of the world proceeding from the Great Father.
Ant. vol. ii. p. 135. According to Faber, the egg was a symbol of the world or megacosm, and also of the ark, or microcosm, as the lunette or crescent was a symbol of the Great Father, the egg and lunette which was the hieroglyphic of the god Lunus, at Heliopolis was a symbol of the world proceeding from the Great Father. Pagan Idolatry, vol. i. b. i. ch. iv.
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