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Greek τρισκελής (triskelḗs) means ' three-legged ' [4] from τρι-(tri-), ' three times ' [5] and σκέλος (skelos), ' leg '. [6] While the Greek adjective τρισκελής ' three-legged ' (e.g. of a table) is ancient, use of the term for the symbol is modern, introduced in 1835 by Honoré Théodoric d'Albert de Luynes as ...
The flag of the Isle of Man (Manx: brattagh Vannin) is a triskelion, composed of three armoured legs with golden spurs, upon a red background. It has been the official flag of the Isle of Man since 1 December 1932 and is based on the Manx coat of arms , which dates back to the 13th century.
[8] (in modern French: De gules avec trois jambes armées avec tous les cuisses et chaque un coin soit unie – "Of gules with three legs in armour with all the thighs and each corner united"). The coat of arms in the Wijnbergen Roll is blazoned (translated): Gules, three mailed legs embowed and conjoined at the thighs argent spurred or. [9]
Sicily; Trinacria [1]: Use: Civil and state flag: Proportion: 13:20 (as shown above), 2:3 or 3:5: Adopted: 4 January 2000 (): Design: Divided diagonally from the upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red and the lower triangle is yellow; in the center is the Sicilian triskelion featuring the winged head of Medusa with three ears of wheat protruding from it.
Having three legs also protects against new technology, like an enemy missile-defense system. [9] It also gives the commander-in-chief the flexibility to use different types of weapons for the appropriate strike while also maintaining a reserve of nuclear weapons safe from a counter-force strike. Strategic bombers are the
This one involves the opposite: a woman with supposedly too many legs. The photo popped up on the image sharing site Imgur: Title. The photo has gone viral because she appears to have three legs ...
Retirement planning is a lot like a three-legged stool, according to one expert. “The three-legged stool is your Social Security, your employer-provided pension, and your own personal savings ...
Arthritis or another cause of pain: If this were lower down on the leg, I would suspect arthritis and recommend you have his carpal joint x-rayed to determine how bad things are before treating ...