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triskelion

American

[trih-skel-ee-on, -uhn, trahy-] / trɪˈskɛl iˌɒn, -ən, traɪ- /

Also triskele

noun

a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.

triskelion British

/ trɪˈskɛlɪˌɒn, -ən, ˈtrɪskiːl /

noun

a symbol consisting of three bent limbs or lines radiating from a centre

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

triskelia

plural

Etymology

Origin of triskelion

1855–60; < Greek triskel ( ḗs ) three-legged ( tri- tri- + skél ( os ) leg + -ēs adj. suffix) + -ion diminutive suffix

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triskelion

Assuming that the triskelion was the sign for the winter solstice we should thus have natural signs for the two nights marking the turning-points of light and darkness in the year.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia

To these supplicants the winter solstice betokened little or nothing and it is not surprising to find no proofs of the employment of the triskelion as a sacred symbol in ancient Mexico.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Nuttall, Zelia

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