♃

Etymology
The Greek letter Zeta with an abbreviation stroke, for, the Greek equivalent to the Roman god Jupiter. The form changed from Classical and early Medieval $⟨Ƶ⟩$ to one with a more salient cross, $⟨♃⟩$, in the 15th–16th century, at about the time that Christian crosses were added to $⟨☿⟩$, $⟨♀⟩$ and $⟨♄⟩$, and so may have had a similar motivation.



Symbol

 * 1)  Jupiter.
 * 2)  tin.
 * 3)  electrum.
 * 4)   herbaceous perennial plant.
 * 5)  Thursday.
 * 1)  Thursday.

Derived terms

 * M♃ – Jovian mass (as a unit of measurement; more commonly MJ).
 * R♃ – Jovian radius (more commonly RJ).


 * 🜩 – tin ore.