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Simbol triskelion muncul dalam kebanyakan kebudayaan awal, termasuk kapal [[Mycenaean]], pada shiling di [[Lycia]], dan pada permulaan di [[Pamphylia]] (at Aspendos, 370–333 BC) dan [[Pisidia]]. Simbol empat kaki bercantum, '''tetraskelion''', juga diketahui di Anatolia. Pengaruh [[Celtic]] di [[Anatolia]], ditonjolkan oleh [[Gaul]] yang menjajah dan menetap di [[Galatia]], seringkali dicatit oleh pelajar yang cenderung melihat asal Celtic bagi triskelion.
==Sicilian triskelion==
[[Image:SicilyFlag.gif|thumb|left|The flag of Sicily, featuring the revived ''trinacria'' symbol]]
Familiar as an ancient symbol of [[Sicily]], the triskelion is also featured on Greek coins of [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracuse]], such as coins of [[Agathocles]] (317-289 B.C.). In Sicily, the first inhabitants mentioned in history are the tribes of the [[Sicani]] (Greek ''Sikanoi'') and the [[Siculi]] (Greek ''Sikeloi''), who have given Sicily its more familiar modern name. The triskelion was revived, as a suitably [[Neoclassicism|neoclassic]]—and non-Bourbon—emblem for the new Napoleonic Kingdom of the [[Two Sicilies]], by [[Joachim Murat]] in 1808 (''illustration, right'').
==Pautan luar==
[[Pliny]] attributes the origin of the triskelion of Sicily to the [[triangle (geometry)|triangular]] form of the island, ancient '''Trinacria''', which consists of three large capes equidistant from each other, pointing in their respective directions, the names of which were [[Messina|Pelorus]], [[Pachino|Pachynus]], and [[Marsala|Lilybæum]]. Thus Pliny provided an eminently rational explanation— but for a symbol that must be older than any [[cartography|cartographic conception]] of the island, surely. Since the triskelion may be associated with a multitude of triads, with new associations cropping up regularly, it is more productive just to look at the symbol itself.
The three legs of the triskelion are reminiscent of Hephaestus' three-legged tables that ran by themselves. They were mentioned in ''[[Iliad]]'' xviii:
:"At the moment Hephaestus was busily
:Turning from bellows to bellows, sweating with toil
:As he laboured to finish a score of three-legged tables
:To stand around the sides of his firm-founded hall. On each
:Of the legs he had put a gold wheel, that those magic tables
:Might cause all to marvel by going with no other help
:To the gathering of gods and by likewise returning to his house."
==Manx triskelion==
[[Image:ManxCarRegistrationPlate.jpg|thumb|left|Manx [[license plate|car registration plate]], with the triskelion]]
In the symbol for the more thoroughly Celtic [[Isle of Man]] in the [[Irish Sea]], the "three legs embowed" of the heraldic triskelion are represented now in armour, "spurred and garnished ''or'' (gold)."
On Manx banknotes, the triskelion appears within a rim containing the Latin inscription ''<small>QUOCUNQUE JECERIS STABIT</small>'' ("Wherever you will throw it, it stands"), which is boldly confident enough, and safely divorced from any pagan connection. Just how old the triskelion is as a symbol of Man is mooted; it is documented since the thirteenth or fourteenth century at least. The triskelion is alternatively known as the ''tre cassyn'' in [[Manx language|Manx]]. The symbol appears on the Isle of Man's ancient Sword of State, which may have belonged to [[Olaf Godredson]], who became King of the Sudreys (Southern [[Hebrides]] and the Isle of Man) in 1226.
[[Image:Skancke-skjold.JPG|thumb|right|100px|Skancke coat of arms]]
Variations on the Triskelion are still in use on the coats of arms belonging to the different branches of the ancient Norwegian noble family that ruled Mann up until the 13th century.
==Spirally triskele==
The [[druid]]ic symbol of three conjoined [[triple spiral|spiral]]s may well have had triple significance similar to the imagery that lies behind the triskelion. That spiral motif is a [[Neolithic]] symbol in Western Europe: it is carved into the rock of a stone lozenge near the main entrance of the prehistoric [[Newgrange]] in County Meath, Ireland. Because of its [[celtic]] associations, it is also used as a symbol of the [[Bretagne]] (alongside the ''[[hermine]]'').
In Spain, the triskelion is used as a symbol of [[Asturias]]' nationalists. A similar symbol called ''[[lábaro]]'' by [[Cantabria]]n nationalists can be compared to the neighboring Basque culture's four-branched [[lauburu]].
A possibly related symbol of [[Germanic]] origin is the [[Valknut]].
==Nazis and racist groups==
The Nazis adopted this Celtic symbol specifically as the insignia for a [[Waffen SS]] division composed of ("Celtic") Belgian volunteers. That has led to an association with the [[swastika]]. It is claimed, possibly apocryphally, that the similarity to the swastika caused confusion or distress amongst some [[Jew]]ish refugees interned on the [[Isle of Man]] during [[World War 2]].
A group of racist South African [[Whites]], the [[Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging|AWB]], have used a flag consisting of a red background with a white circle. In the circle, three black [[seven]]s form a design distantly reminiscent of the triskelion. In spite of the similarities to the [[swastika]], they claim their flag is inspired by a Biblical meaning of the seven.
== Other uses ==
As a [[Celt]]ic symbol, the triskelion, usually consisting of spirals, but also the "horned triskelion", plays a role in the [[Ásatrú]] and [[Wiccan]] subcultures. This is odd, as [[Ásatrú]] is [[North Germanic]] not Celtic, and [[Wicca]] is neither Celtic nor North Germanic. Perhaps this is through confusion or association with the [[Triquetra]] or the [[valknut]].
[[Image:BDSM-emblem.gif|thumb|right|120px|The BDSM emblem triskelion.]] The triskelion has been adopted as an emblem by some [[BDSM]] groups. The specific emblem design is meant to be shown with metallic spokes and circle, and three holes (not dots) within the design. More information is available at the official [http://members.aol.com/quagmyr/emblem.htm Emblem Project] website.
In the second season ''[[Star Trek]]'' episode ''[[The Gamesters of Triskelion]]'', the crew of the Enterprise observe and are pressed into gladiatorial combat on a planet named Triskelion. The symbol of the planet is a truncated blue triangle with a yellow stylized triskelion inscribed.
The Triskelion is the name used for the headquarters of the [[Ultimates]] in the [[Ultimate Marvel|Ultimate Marvel Universe]]. The building has a three-pronged shape if viewed from above.
The collectible card game [[Magic: the Gathering]] has a card named ''Triskelion''. This artifact creature has been depicted in two separate ways; both versions have three limbs, but neither resembles the actual symbol.
[[Matthew Barney]] used the triskelion as a symbol to represent the fourth film in his work [[The Cremaster Cycle]].
==See also==
{{commons|Triskelion}}
*[[Valknut]]
*[[Lauburu]]
*[[Swastika]]
*[[Flag of the Isle of Man]]
*[[clathrin triskelion]]
==External links==
*[http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/16/1632.html triskelion] at symbols.com
*[http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/14/1419.html triple spiral] at symbols.com
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