face of the Sun of May

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The face of the Sun of May is the human-like visage at the center of the radiant golden sun symbol that appears on the flags and coats of arms of Argentina and Uruguay, representing the Inca sun god Inti and the nations’ independence.

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Label Occurrences
face of the Sun of May canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heraldic charge ⓘ
national emblem element ⓘ
appearsOn national coat of arms of Argentina ⓘ
national coat of arms of Uruguay ⓘ
national flag of Argentina ⓘ
national flag of Uruguay ⓘ
linked to: Flag of Uruguay
associatedWith Latin American independence wars ⓘ
May Revolution ⓘ
color golden ⓘ
culturalContext Rioplatense nationalism ⓘ
depicts Inca sun god Inti ⓘ
linked to: Inti

human face ⓘ
genderRepresentation androgynous ⓘ
graphicForm emblematic icon ⓘ
line drawing ⓘ
hasPart eyebrows ⓘ
eyes ⓘ
mouth ⓘ
nose ⓘ
radiant rays ⓘ
hasRayTypes straight rays ⓘ
wavy rays ⓘ
heritage Inca mythology ⓘ
inspiredBy pre-Columbian iconography ⓘ
linkedToEvent declaration of independence of Argentina ⓘ
declaration of independence of Uruguay ⓘ
locatedInSymbol coat of arms of Argentina ⓘ
coat of arms of Uruguay ⓘ
flag of Argentina ⓘ
flag of Uruguay ⓘ
orientation frontal ⓘ
partOf Sun of May ⓘ
religiousOrigin solar deity veneration ⓘ
represents divine protection ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
sunlight ⓘ
semanticRole personification of the sun ⓘ
style anthropomorphic ⓘ
symbolizes emergence of a new nation ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
independence of Argentina ⓘ
independence of Uruguay ⓘ
timePeriodOfAdoption early 19th century ⓘ
usedBy Argentina ⓘ
Uruguay ⓘ
usedIn state symbolism of Argentina ⓘ
state symbolism of Uruguay ⓘ
visualRole central motif of the Sun of May ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Argentine flag → scriptDirectionOnEmblem → face of the Sun of May ⓘ