the moonius moniker

Having been dubbed mellonius moonius maximus in another space and time, I have an avid interest in the earth's moon and other planetary moons as well. This morning as I departed for the radio studio, I saw the new moon. What was unique about it was the crescent was on the bottom of the sphere...like a smile. Never saw anything like that before! While reading about the history of the Cherokee this evening, I happened upon this page about Cherokee moons... quite interesting.