The Mercury Symbol - ☿ -- ORION, the Sun, the Moon
The Mercury symbol ☿ combines:
-- a circle = RA (the Sun)
- crescent = the MOON
-- cross = ORION
Mercury symbolizes communication (THE WORD), intelligence (RA ATENA), logic (RA DEA, to RADIATE).
It is the symbol of life (An Ka, ;;in energy'', not ''Ankh'') plus the Moon sitting on top.
It rules Gemini and Virgo (the Crown, and the Throne).