Morning Star Explained

Morning Star, morning star, or Morningstar may refer to:

Astronomy

• Morning star, most commonly used as a name for the planet Venus when it appears in the east before sunrise
  • See also Venus in culture
• Morning star, a name for the star Sirius, which appears in the sky just before sunrise from early July to mid-September
• Morning star, a (less common) name for the planet Mercury when it appears in the east before sunrise
• Heliacal rising, the astronomical occurrence when a star rises and becomes visible over the eastern horizon before sunrise, thus becoming a morning star.

Mythology and theology

• Aurvandil, the Morning Star, or Rising Star, in Germanic mythology
• At-Tariq, a chapter of the Quran
• Barnumbirr, a creator-spirit in the Yolngu culture of Australia
• Jesus, self-described as "the bright Morning Star" in the Christian Bible
• John the Baptist, called a "bright morning star" in Eastern Orthodox Church hymnology
• Lucifer, a name based on the Latin name for the Morning Star
• Mary, mother of Jesus, called "morning star" in the Litany of Loreto
• Morning Star, one of the Zorya (goddesses in Slavic mythology)
• Morningstar or Red Horn, a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions
• Morning Star ceremony, an historical ritual ceremony in Pawnee mythology
• Morning Star ceremony, a Yolngu (Aboriginal Australian) ceremony associated with Barnumbirr
• Phosphorus (morning star), the Morning Star in Greek mythology
• Tlāhuizcalpantecuhtli, god of the morning star (Venus) Aztec mythology

People

• John Wycliffe, English theologian, sometimes referred to as the "Morning Star of the Reformation"
• Morning Star (chief) (1810–1883), Northern Cheyenne leader, also known as Dull Knife
• Chip Morningstar, American author, developer, programmer and designer of software systems
• Darren Morningstar (born 1969), American basketball player
• Erica Morningstar (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
• Richard Morningstar (born 1945), ambassador, Special Envoy of the United States Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy

Places

Settlements in the United States

• Morning Star, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
• Morning Star, Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Morning Star, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Morningstar, U.S. Virgin Islands

Water features

• Morning Star Lake (Glacier County, Montana), United States
• Morning Star Lake (Nebraska), United States
• Morning Star River, County Limerick, Ireland, flows into River Maigue

Other

• Morningstar Airfield, near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
• Morningstar Mill, a heritage site in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Transportation

Ships

• HMS Morning Star, six ships of the Royal Navy
• Morning Star, original name of the USS Estes, an amphibious force command ship
• , one of many vessels of that name
• Morning Star, former name of the cruise ship Salamis Glory
• Morning Star of Revelation (TS-K182), a British sail-training ketch
• Morning Star, the first Star Ferry in Hong Kong, and several later ferries by the same name in the same fleet
• De Ochtendster (The Morning Star in Dutch), took part in the Battle of Gibraltar (1607)

In railways

• Morning Star (train), passenger train formerly operated by St. Louis Southwestern Railway
• GWR Star Class "Morning Star", broad gauge steam locomotive

Businesses and organizations

Businesses

• Morningstar Farms, a brand of vegetarian food
• Morning Star Series, a brand of incense
• Morningstar Air Express, a cargo airline based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Morningstar, Inc., an American investment research firm based in Chicago
• The Morning Star Company, a California-based agribusiness and food processing company

Organizations

• Morningstar Commune, formed in Sonoma County in the mid-1960s
• Morning Star Boys' Ranch, Spokane, Washington
• Morning Star Trust, U.K.-based, Christian sail training charity
• Morning Star International, former name of Every Nation Churches, an organization of non-denominational churches

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

• Charlie Morningstar, the protagonist of the animated series Hazbin Hotel
  • Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel), Charlie's father and Lilith's ex-husband in Hazbin Hotel
  • Lilith Morningstar, Charlie's mother and Lucifer's ex-wife in Hazbin Hotel
• Lucifer (DC Comics) (Lucifer Morningstar), a DC character who primarily appears in The Sandman comic books by Neil Gaiman
  • Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer), a character in the TV series Lucifer and an adaptation of the comic book character
    • Candy Morningstar, Lucifer's "ex-wife", with whom he shares no real relationship
    • Rory Morningstar, Lucifer's daughter from the future, who wishes him dead in Lucifer
• Michael Morningstar, a character in "All That Glitters" (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Morning Star (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics villain
• Morningstar, a superhero from the Bogatyri comic books
• Morningstar, a character in the Elementals comic book
• Morning Star, a character in the Noble Warriors Trilogy of novels by William Nicholson
• Morningstar, a character from the novel Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny

Literature

News media

• Morning Star (British newspaper)
• Former Morning Star (London newspaper)
• The Morning Star (British Columbia newspaper), Canada
• Former The Morning Star (New Hampshire newspaper), US
• Morning Star, established 1867 in Wilmington, North Carolina, US, renamed Star-News in 2003
• Magic City Morning Star, an on-line newspaper, Katahdin, Maine, US

Novels

• Morning Star (Haggard novel), a 1910 novel by H Rider Haggard
• Morning Star (Raven novel), a 1984 novel by Simon Raven
• Morning Star (Brown novel), a 2016 novel by Pierce Brown
• The Morning Star (novel), 2020 novel by Karl Ove Knausgård
• Morningstar, a 1992 novel by David Gemmell
• The Morning Star, a 2001–2003 trilogy of novels by Nick Bantock

Other literature

• The Morning Star, a play by Emlyn Williams
• The Morning Star, a 1979 book of poems and translations by Kenneth Rexroth
• "Luceafărul" (poem), an 1883 narrative poem sometimes translated as "The Morning Star"

Film and television

• "Candy Morningstar", Lucifer episode, 2017
• Morning Star (1950 film), a Brazilian drama film
• Morning Star (1959 film), a Soviet ballet film
• Morning Star (TV series), US, 1965–1966
• Morning Star (talk show), Philippines 2004–2005
• "Morning Star" (The Walking Dead), an episode of the television series The Walking Dead
• Morning Star, a planned film about Djalu Gurruwiwi
• "The Murder of Lucifer Morningstar", Lucifer episode, 2021

Music

• Morning Star (opera), by Ricky Ian Gordon
• "Morning Star" (carol), an 1836 traditional Moravian carol
• The Morningstars, a band fronted by Sierra Leonean musician S. E. Rogie

Albums

• Morning Star (Entombed album), 2001
• Morning Star (Flunk album), 2004
• Morning Star (Hubert Laws album), 1972
• Morning Star (Spear of Destiny album), 2003
• Morningstar, an album by the American electronic music band Asmodeus X
• The Morning Star (Daniel Bachman album), 2018
• Criminal Intents/Morning Star, a 2009 EP by the band Dope Stars Inc.

Songs

• "Morningstar", by AFI on the album The Art of Drowning
• "Morning Star", by Amorphis on the album Tuonela
• "Morning Star", by Angra on the album Temple of Shadows
• "Morningstar", by Baroness on the album Purple
• "Morning Star", by Cass McCombs on the album Big Wheel and Others
• "Morning Star", a musical work for wind ensemble composed by David Maslanka
• "The Morningstar", by Draconian on the album The Burning Halo
• "Morning Star, Durbanville", by Fokofpolisiekar on the album Swanesang
• "Morning Star", by Hank Marvin
• "Morning Star" (Nat King Cole song), 1958
• "Morning Star" (N-Dubz song), 2011
• "Morning Star", by Roger Shah featuring the voice of Moya Brennan
• "Morning Star", by Stiff Gins
• "Morning Star", by Taylor Davis
• "Draconian Trilogy: Morning Star", by Therion on the album Vovin
• "Morning Star", by Amberian Dawn on the album The Clouds of Northland Thunder
• "Morning Star", by King Woman
• "Morning Star", by Henry Cow on the album In Praise of Learning

Other arts

• Morning Star, a painting by Alex Janvier

Other uses

• Morning Star (cannabis), a strain
• Morning star (candlestick pattern), in a financial chart
• Morning star (weapon), a spiked mace
• Morning Star flag, of West Papua
• Morningstar Style Box

See also

• The Evening and the Morning Star (1832–1834), the first newspaper of the Latter Day Saint movement
• Evening Star (disambiguation)
• Morgenster (disambiguation)
• Morgenstern (disambiguation)
• Nightstar (disambiguation)
• Rising Star (disambiguation)