Horns also typified the sun's rays and were given also a phallic meaning. Everywhere they expressed power, light, strength and were used by the ancients as the crest and panache of heraldry were used, as a symbol of royal dignity.
Horns in all ages symbolised good luck and were placed in tombs and over doorways of houses as protective amulets to ward off evil influences.
The Moon was believed to have a mysterious and occult influence over the destinies of mankind. Our word lunacy is derived from luna the moon. To see the new moon over the right shoulder was a sign of good luck.
The Cornucopia or Horn of Plenty in which are displayed fruit and flowers is associated in Greek art with the great nature goddesses and gods of vegetation and the vintage.
Alone or in connection with its opposite the upright or straight line, the Crescent has lent itself to innumerable forms of ornamentation.
