Similar to many other ancient civilizations, the moon finds a prominent place in Indian mythology too. In ancient Indian literature, the moon is considered to be god and is symbolised by Soma. Many poets of India, including the famous ancient Sanskrit poet Kalidasa, have chosen the moon as the subject of their poems. The moon, especially the full moon, has been treated as an object of beauty and compared with beautiful things or people. In one of his verses, Kalidasa requests his patron king Bhojaraja to provide him with a sumptuous meal that includes curds made from buffalo milk resembling moonlight during the post monsoon season.