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The swastika symbol in the Germanic Iron Age has been interpreted as having a sacral meaning, associated with either Odin or Thor, [1] but the Indoeuropean tradition associates the four-fold swastika with solar deities and deities preceding Thor are rather associated with three-fold or more often six-fold symbology.
The swastika is a symbol with many styles and meanings and can be found in many cultures. The appropriation of the swastika by the Nazi Party is the most recognisable modern use of the symbol in the Western world. The swastika (卐 or 卍) is a symbol used in various Eurasian religions and cultures, and it is also seen in some African and ...
The swastika is an ancient Baltic thunder cross symbol (pērkona krusts; also fire cross, ugunskrusts), used to decorate objects, traditional clothing and in archaeological excavations. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Latvia adopted the swastika, for its Air Force in 1918/1919 and continued its use until the Soviet occupation in 1940.
The aviator Matilde Moisant wearing a swastika square medallion in 1912. The symbol was popular as a good luck charm with early aviators. The discovery of the Indo-European language group in the 1790s led to a great effort by European archaeologists to link the pre-history of European people to the hypothesised ancient "Aryans" (variously referring to the Indo-Iranians or the Proto-Indo ...
Based on the writings of ancient authors such as Herodotus (5th century BC), Cicero and Strabo (1st century BC), whose statements are also confirmed by archaeological findings, ethnographic studies have concluded that the practice of tattooing among the peoples of the Balkan peninsula was known since ancient times. This practice was found among ...
The four arms of the swastika symbolize the four states of existence as per Jainism: [1] [2] Heavenly beings ("devas encantadia") Human beings; Hellish beings; Tiryancha (subhuman like flora or fauna) It represents the perpetual nature of the universe in the material world, where a creature is destined to one of those states based on their karma.
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It is often interpreted as representing either the four seasons, four winds, four elements, or some other aspect of physical nature. [1]In the Albanian tradition the equal-armed cross (and its variant swastika) is the traditional way to symbolize the deified Fire – Zjarri, evidently also called with the theonym Enji.