Swastika is a mythological symbol derived from another symbol: Cross. Objectively, it is described as follows: An equilateral cross with arms bent at 45 degree right angles in the same direction, usually clockwise.
Features of the Swastika symbol
Parent symbol
 | Cross Type of |
Derivations of the Swastika symbol
 | Jain Prateek Chihna Hybrid of Ahimsa Hand, Circle, Enclosure, Orange (Color), Swastika, Three Dots, Writing |
Uses of the Swastika symbol
 | Raelian Genesis (Myth) Important symbol |
 | Jainism (Religion) Important symbol |
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Swastika." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 07 Jun. 2020, omnika.org/stable/595. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Swastika." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created June 07, 2020. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/595.
Bibliography
Black, Jeremy, and Anthony Green. Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary. Illustrations by Tessa Rickards. London, United Kingdom: The British Museum Press, 1992.
Cirlot Laporta, Juan Eduardo. A Dictionary of Symbols. Second Editions. Translated by Jack Sage. London, England: Routledge, 2001. [E-book edition by Taylor & Francis]
