triskelion

Also tris·kele

[trih-skel-ee-on, -uhn, trahy-]

noun

plural

triskelia 

1. 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

/ trɪˈskɛlɪˌɒn, -ən, ˈtrɪskiːl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of triskelion¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of triskelion¹

C19: from Greek triskelēs three-legged, from _tri- + skelos leg

Example Sentences

Flat jade discs called bi were a staple of Chinese ritual art for most of its history, but the two notched triskelions in the ancient jade show at J.J.

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Today many far right-wing organisations use the triskelion, most prominently the neo-Nazi network Blood and Honour.

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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.

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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.

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Brandenburg, spearhead from, illustrating triskelion and swastika associated, 28.

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