Triskelion
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| - | [[Image:Man_flag_300.png|thumb|left|A headless Triskelion on the flag of the Isle of Man.]][[Image:SicilyFlag.gif|thumb|The Triskelion as depicted on the flag of Sicily.]]'''Triskelion''' ''ana.''''' 1.''' Primeval religious symbol composed of three interlocking spirals and is thought to represented the motion of the sun; associated with [[Buer]], the [[Swastika|swastika]] and the triquetra. '''2.''' A three-spoked wheel, often depicted as whirling legs; a debilitated [[Johnny Cake]]. '''3.''''' euph.'' A well-endowed male. '''4.''' A planet visited by the Starship Enterprise under the command of [[Capt. James Tiberius Kirk]]. | + | [[Category:Glossary]][[Image:Kirk_Triskelion.jpg|thumb|left|James T. Kirk battles for his life in ''The Gamesters of Triskelion.'']] |
| + | [[Image:SicilyFlag.gif|thumb|The Triskelion as depicted on the flag of Sicily.]] | ||
| + | '''Triskelion''' ''ana.''''' 1.''' Primaeval religious symbol composed of three interlocking spirals, representing the motion of the sun and the quotidian fluidity of life; associated with [[Buer]], the [[Swastika|swastika]] and the triquestra. '''2.''' A three-spoked wheel usually illustrated as a cluster of whirling legs; a servo-mechanical dervish; a debilitated [[Johnny Cake]]. '''3.''''' euph.'' A well-endowed male (i.e., a man who makes babies ''through the action of a third leg''). | ||
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| - | : The official seal of the Department of Transportation is a white abstract triskelion figure signifying motion within a circular blue field. The three branches of the figure curve outward in a counter-clockwise direction. | ||
| - | [[Image:120px-Man_flag_300.png|thumb|A headless Triskelion on the flag of the Isla of Man.]] | ||
| - | == See Also == | ||
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| + | : The official seal of the [[U.S.]][http://www.dot.gov/ Department of Transportation] is a white abstract triskelion figure--signifying motion--within a circular blue field. The three branches of the figure curve outward in a counter-clockwise direction. | ||
| + | :[[James Tiberius Kirk]] and members of his crew were once kidnapped by [[vapor|disembodied brains]] for use in gladitorial combat on which the brains, aka "Providers," could wager. Their planet was called Triskelion. | ||
| - | * [[Three Blind Mice]] | + | [[Image:IsleOfManFlag.png|thumb|center|The Isle of Man also features a triskelion on its flag.]] |
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| + | == See Also == | ||
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| + | * [[The Cross|Cross]] | ||
| * [[Crossed Spoons Device]] | * [[Crossed Spoons Device]] | ||
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| + | * [[Three Blind Mice]] | ||
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Triskelion ana. 1. Primaeval religious symbol composed of three interlocking spirals, representing the motion of the sun and the quotidian fluidity of life; associated with Buer, the swastika and the triquestra. 2. A three-spoked wheel usually illustrated as a cluster of whirling legs; a servo-mechanical dervish; a debilitated Johnny Cake. 3. euph. A well-endowed male (i.e., a man who makes babies through the action of a third leg).
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- The official seal of the U.S.Department of Transportation (http://www.dot.gov/) is a white abstract triskelion figure--signifying motion--within a circular blue field. The three branches of the figure curve outward in a counter-clockwise direction.
- James Tiberius Kirk and members of his crew were once kidnapped by disembodied brains for use in gladitorial combat on which the brains, aka "Providers," could wager. Their planet was called Triskelion.
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