Metals
See also Days of the Week

Gold and silver are often male and female, respectively.  They also have connections to the sun (gold) and the moon (silver).   Historians popularly associate time scales with metallic ages.  Besides their temporal associations,  metals in general are thought of as pre-natal in the womb of mother earth. Metals other than gold are considered primitive man, while gold is often correlated with the spiritual and intellectual triumph of man.  Specific metals are associated with certain planets;  lead and Saturn satsym.gif (867 bytes), tin and Jupiter thurssym.gif (867 bytes), iron and Mars tuessym.gif (880 bytes), quicksilver (mercury) and Mercury wedsym.gif (850 bytes), finally, copper and/or brass and Venus frisym.gif (856 bytes).  From Online Symbolism Dictionary

          ~ copper
                   Doughnut Song
          ~ gold
                   Alamo
                   Cornflake Girl
                   Doughnut Song
                   Horses
                   Muhammad My Friend
          ~ silver
                   Never Seen Blue
          ~ steel
                   Doughnut Song