Because of the Macedonian Argead dynasty who started to use it as Royal symbol.
Or at least, they think that this dynasty started to use the symbol initially.
Argeads were:
* Karanus of Macedon
* Koinos of Macedon
* Tyrimmas of Macedon
* Perdiccas I of Macedon 700-678 BC
* Argaeus I of Macedon 678-640 BC
* Philip I of Macedon 640-602 BC
* Aeropus I of Macedon 602-576 BC
* Alcetas I of Macedon 576-547 BC
* Amyntas I of Macedon 547-498 BC
* Alexander I of Macedon 498-454 BC
* Perdiccas II of Macedon 454-413 BC
* Archelaus I of Macedon 413-399 BC
* Craterus of Macedon 399 BC
* Orestes of Macedon 399-396 BC
* Archelaus II of Macedon 396-393 BC
* Amyntas II of Macedon 393 BC
* Pausanias of Macedon 393 BC
* Amyntas III of Macedon 393 BC
* Argaeus II of Macedon 393-392 BC
* Amyntas III of Macedon (restored) 392-370 BC
* Alexander II of Macedon 370-368 BC
* Ptolemy I of Macedon 368-365 BC
* Perdiccas III of Macedon 365-359 BC
* Amyntas IV of Macedon 359 BC
* Philip II of Macedon 359-336 BC
* Alexander the Great (Alexander III) 336-323 BC
* Philip III of Macedon 323-317 BC (supposedly)
* Alexander IV of Macedon 323-309 BC (supposedly)
The Macedonian Sun & (Original) Flag
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