What does the morning star symbolize?
Although Venus looks dazzling, it does not always represent auspiciousness. It sometimes hangs high in the east and sometimes shines in the west, making people unpredictable and giving birth to fear. For Mayans and Aztecs, it was both a metaphor of death and a symbol of resurrection. It's the Aztec god Quezal Koyatel, who can resurrect extinct people with skeletons stolen from the kingdom of death and regenerate them with the blood given by this god. Ancient Phoenicians and Jews thought it was the incarnation of the devil and the star of evil. Ancient Mexicans were also afraid of Venus. They always closed the doors and windows at dawn to block its light. They believe that the light of Venus will bring diseases.
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Venus is the brightest star in the sky except the sun and the moon, which is 14 times brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the whole day. China called it Taibai in ancient times, and the Romans called it Venus, the goddess of love and beauty.
The morning star appears early in the east and late in the west. At dawn, sometimes a particularly bright "morning star" is seen on the eastern horizon. It is not a light source. People call it the "morning star". At dusk, a very bright "evening star" sometimes appears in the afterglow of the west, which is called "Chang Geng Star". These two stars are actually one, namely Venus. In China, people call it "Taibai" or "Taibai Venus". The first morning star that appears every night is Venus.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Venus (the ancient name of Venus)