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
• Morning star, a name for the star Sirius, which appears in the sky just before sunrise during the Dog Days
• Morning star, a (less common) name for the planet Mercury when it appears in the east before sunrise

Mythology and theology

• 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 (gods in Slavic mythology)
• Morningstar or Red Horn, a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions
• Phosphorus (morning star), the Morning Star in Greek mythology
• Tlāhuizcalpantecuhtli, god of the morning star (Venus) Aztec mythology
• John Wycliffe, English theologian, sometimes referred to as the "Morning Star of the Reformation"

People

• Morning Star (chief) (1810–1883), Northern Cheyenne leader, also known as Dull Knife
• Chip Morningstar, American author, developer, programmer and designer of software systems
• Erica Morningstar (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
• Richard Morningstar (born 1945), ambassador, Special Envoy of the United States Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy

Places

• Morning Star, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
• Morning Star, Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Morning Star, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Morning Star Lake (Nebraska)
• Morningstar, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Morningstar Airfield, near Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Transportation

Ships

• HMS Morning Star, six ships of the Royal Navy
• Morning Star, original name of the USS Estes, an amphibious force command ship
• Morning Star (ship), wrecked in the Torres Strait in 1814
• 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., a Chicago-based investment research firm
• 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

Literature

Comics

• Morning Star (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics villain
• Lucifer (DC Comics) (Lucifer Morningstar), a DC character who primarily appears in The Sandman comic books by Neil Gaiman
• Morningstar, a superhero from the Bogatyri comic books
• Morningstar, a character in the Elementals comic book

Newsmedia

• Morning Star (British newspaper), a national daily newspaper in the U.K.
• Morning Star (London newspaper), a defunct London newspaper
• The Morning Star (British Columbia newspaper), a daily newspaper in Vernon, British Columbia
• The Morning Star (New Hampshire newspaper), a defunct New Hampshire newspaper
• Morning Star, established 1867 in Wilmington, North Carolina, renamed Star-News in 2003
• Magic City Morning Star, an on-line newspaper from Katahdin, Maine

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
• Morningstar, a 1992 novel by David Gemmell
• The Morning Star, a 2001–2003 trilogy of novels by Nick Bantock
• 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

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

• Morning Star (film), a 1959 Soviet ballet film
• Morning Star (TV series), a short-lived 1965–1966 American soap opera that was broadcast on NBC
• Morning Star (talk show), a 2004–2005 Philippine morning talk show that aired on ABS-CBN
• Morning Star, a planned film about Djalu Gurruwiwi
• Lucifer Morningstar, a character in the TV series Lucifer

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 (Hubert Laws album), 1972
• Morning Star (Entombed album), 2001
• Morning Star (Flunk album), 2004
• Morning Star (Spear of Destiny album), 2003
• Morningstar, an album by the American electronic music band Asmodeus X
• 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

Other arts

• Morning Star, a painting by Alex Janvier

Other uses

• Morning Star (cannabis), a strain of Cannabis sativa
• Morning star (candlestick pattern), a formation in a financial candlestick chart
• Morning star (weapon), a spiked mace
• Morning Star ceremony, ritual ceremony including human sacrifice performed by the Pawnee tribe into the 19th century
• Morning Star flag, the national flag of West Papua

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)