Vergina Sun The Vergina Sun with animated analysis of its meaning to the ancient Greeks the four Elements Fire Air Water Earth and the 12 Greek Gods Olympians Zeus Hera Poseidon Demeter Ares Hermes Hephaestus Aphrodite Athena Apollo Artemis Hestia and their classification male female celestial water etc Found in ancient Macedonian Tombs and became symbol of Macedonia Ancient Macedonian Tombs which automatically means Ancient Greek Tombs as Macedonia is a region of Ancient Greece there are also a number of depictions of Athenian hoplitesArgeads and the Vergina Sun bearing an identical sixteen pointed symbol on their armor as early as the 6th century BC