The Earth satellite, the moon, has long been the subject of all kinds of fascinating legends and myths associated with the celestial body and its cycles.
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| Moonlight in Naples / Ivan Aivazovsky / 1842 |
For thousands of years, people have used its light to guide them in the dark - personifying the moon as a deity. It has influenced the behavior of all living things on earth including the weather, tides, people, animals, and plants.
