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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