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A triskelion or triskele (which invariably has rotational symmetry) is a motif consisting of three interlocked spirals, three bent human legs, or three bent/curved lines extending from the center of the symbol. Both words are from Greek (''triskelion'') or (''triskeles''), "three-legged",〔(τρισκελής ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 from prefix "τρι-" (''tri-''), "three times"〔(τρι- ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 + "σκέλος" (''skelos''), "leg".〔(σκέλος ), Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek–English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library〕 A triskelion is the symbol of Sicily, where it is called ''trinacria'', as well as of the Isle of Man,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Isle of Man Government )〕 Brittany, and the town of Füssen in Germany. ==Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age use in Europe== The triskelion symbol appears in many early cultures, the first in Malta (4400–3600 BC) and in the astronomical calendar at the famous megalithic tomb of Newgrange in Ireland built around 3200 BC, Mycenaean vessels, on coinage in Lycia, and on staters of Pamphylia (at Aspendos, 370–333 BC) and Pisidia. It appears as a heraldic emblem on warriors' shields depicted on Greek pottery.〔For example, the trislele on Achilles' round shield on an Attic late sixth-century ''hydria'' at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, illustrated in John Boardman, Jasper Griffin and Oswyn Murray, ''Greece and the Hellenistic World'' (Oxford History of the Classical World) vol. I (1988), p. 50.〕 The triskelion is an ancient symbol of Sicily, with the head of the Gorgon, whose hair are snakes, from which radiate three legs bent at the knee. The symbol dates back to when Sicily was part of Magna Graecia, the colonial extension of Greece beyond the Aegean.〔Matthews, Jeff (2005) (Symbols of Naples )〕 Pliny the Elder attributes the origin of the triskelion of Sicily to the triangular form of the island, the ancient ''Trinacria'' (from the Greek ''tri-'' (three) and ''akra'' (end, limb)), which consists of three large capes equidistant from each other, pointing in their respective directions, the names of which were Pelorus, Pachynus, and Lilybæum. The Celtic symbol of three conjoined spirals may have had triple significance similar to the imagery that lies behind the triskelion. The triple spiral motif is a Neolithic symbol in Western Europe. It is considered a Celtic symbol but is in fact a pre-Celtic symbol.〔Anthony Murphy and Richard Moore, ''Island of the Setting Sun: In Search of Ireland's Ancient Astronomers,'' 2nd ed., Dublin: The Liffey Press, 2008, pp. 168–169〕 It is carved into the rock of a stone lozenge near the main entrance of the prehistoric Newgrange monument in County Meath, Ireland. Newgrange, which was built around 3200 BC,〔 predating the Celtic arrival in Ireland but has long since been incorporated into Celtic culture. The symbol is also found carved in rock in Castro Culture settlement in Portugal and Galicia in northwest Spain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Triskelion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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