- Look up
triskelion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
triskelion or
triskeles is an
ancient motif consisting either of a
triple spiral exhibiting rotational...
- and no
evidence exists of
their use of the
triskeles. It is
possible that the
origin of the Manx
triskeles is a
knotted device depicted on the coinage...
- The flag of
Sicily shows a
triskeles symbol (a
figure of
three legs
arranged in
rotational symmetry), and at its
center a
Gorgoneion (depiction of the...
- and
lions on
their seals; they did not use a
triskeles. It is
possible that the
origin of the Manx
triskeles is a
knotted device depicted on the coinage...
- 735–736. ISBN 978-88-8265-134-3. Wilson, RJA (2000). "On the
Trail of the
Triskeles: From the
McDonald Institute to
Archaic Gr**** Sicily".
Cambridge Archaeological...
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Sicilian Vespers of Palermo. It is
characterised by the
presence of the
triskeles in the middle,
depicting the head of
Medusa and
three wheat ears representing...
- 'four-legged',
especially when
composed of four
conjoined legs (compare triskelion/
triskele [Gr****: τρισκέλιον])
ugunskrusts (Latvian for 'fire cross,
cross of fire";...
-
Kingdom of
Sicily during the 1300s Name for the
emblem of
Sicily (the
triskeles with the
Gorgoneion Medusa); see
Triskelion § Sicily A
nickname of the...
-
consisting of
three arcs,
including a
pinwheel design of the type of the
triskeles. Such
symbols become frequent from
about the 4th
century BC ornamented...
- Many "solar symbols"
claimed in the 19th century, such as the swastika,
triskele, Sun cross, etc. have
tended to be
interpreted more
conservatively in scholarship...
