Definition of Triskeles. Meaning of Triskeles. Synonyms of Triskeles

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Definition of Triskeles

Triskele
Triskelion Tris*kel"i*on, or Triskele Tris"kele, n. [Gr. ? three-legged. See Tri-; Isosceles.] A figure composed of three branches, usually curved, radiating from a center, as the figure composed of three human legs, with bent knees, which has long been used as a badge or symbol of Sicily and of the Isle of Man.

Meaning of Triskeles from wikipedia

- 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...
- (Sicilian: Bannera dâ Sicilia; Italian: Bandiera della Sicilia) shows a triskeles symbol (a figure of three legs arranged in rotational symmetry), and at...
- 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...
- 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 modern...
- l’Hermine (The Order of the Ermine). The triskele is also an important symbol in Breton culture. The triskele is a traditional Celtic symbol that the Bretons...
- 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...
-  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...
- honouring his ancestor Claudius Marcellus, portra**** on the obverse. The triskeles behind his head alludes to his capture of Syracuse in 212 BC. The reverse...
- 'four-legged', especially when composed of four conjoined legs (compare triskelion/triskele [Gr****: τρισκέλιον]) ugunskrusts (Latvian for 'fire cross, cross of fire";...