Triskelion

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The Triskelion as depicted on the flag of Sicily.
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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 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.

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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.
A headless Triskelion on the flag of the Isla of Man.
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A headless Triskelion on the flag of the Isla of Man.

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