tetraskelion

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English

Tetraskelion carved in a barn, Galicia, Spain

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετρασκέλιον (tetraskélion, four-legged).

Noun

tetraskelion (plural tetraskelions)

  1. A type of swastika, especially a stylized one used in Mayan art.