triskelion
/trɪˈskɛlɪən
/noun
A Celtic symbol consisting of three legs or lines radiating from a centre.According to Norse mythology, the triskelion was a symbol of the movement of the sun through the heavens....
- The cauldron-triple spiral triskelion in my masthead is a Celtic symbol of the 3-fold aspect of the Sacred Feminine - as maiden, mother and crone.
- Boars, hounds, triskelions, and gem inlays figure in Celtic metalwork from the early Iron Age to the end of distinctly Celtic forms.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from tri- 'three' + Greek skelos 'leg'.
Rhymes
- concretism
- concretization
- concretize
- concubinage
- concubinary
- concubine
- concupiscence
- concupiscent
- concur
- concurrence
- concurrency
- concurrent
- concurrently
- concurrent resolution
- concuss
- concussion
- concussional
- concussive
- condemn
- condemnable
- condemnation
- condemnatory
- condemned cell
- condensable
- condensate