The sun cross, a cross inside a circle, is one of the oldest and most widespread of symbols. A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other dividing one or two of the lines in half Circles are simple Shapes of Euclidean geometry consisting of those points in a plane which are at a constant Distance, called the The Neolithic symbol combining cross and circle is the simplest conceivable representation of the union of opposed polarities in the Western world. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos Crossed circles scratched on stones have been recovered from Paleolithic cave sites in the Pyrenees. The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés At the most famous megalithic site in Scotland, Callanish, crossing avenues of standing stones extend from a circle. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Callanish, to give its English approximation( Scottish Gaelic: Calanais) is a village (township on the West Side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Scratched into stone or painted on pottery, as on that of the Samara culture, the crossed-circle symbol appears in such diverse areas as the Pyrenees in Old Europe, the Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the Iranian plateau, and the cities of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa in the Indus River valley. The Samara culture was an Eneolithic ( copper age) culture of the early 5th millennium BC at the Samara bend region of the middle Volga, discovered Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning "land between the rivers" is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers largely corresponding The Iranian Plateau, also known as the Persian plateau is a Geological formation in Southwest Asia, Southern Mohenjo-daro (موئن جودڑو موئن جو دڙو मोहन जोदड़ो Mound of the Dead was one of the largest city-settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization Harappa ( Urdu:, Hindi: हड़प्पा) is a City in Punjab, northeast Pakistan, about 35km (22 miles southwest The Indus River { Sanskrit: सिन्धु Sindhu; Urdu: urd {{Nastaliq سندھ}} Sindh; Sindhi: snd It may be compared to the yin-yang symbol of the Eastern world. In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin and yang ( is used to describe how seemingly opposing forces are bound together intertwined and interdependent in the

In the prehistoric religion of Bronze Age Europe, crosses in circles appear frequently on artifacts identified as cult items, for example the "miniature standard" with an amber inlay that shows a cross shape when held against the light, dating to the Nordic Bronze Age, kept in the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen. Prehistoric religion is a general term for the religious beliefs and practices of prehistoric peoples The Bronze Age in Europe succeeds the Neolithic in the late 3rd millennium BC (late Beaker culture) and spans the entire Amber is Fossil tree Resin, which is appreciated for its color and beauty The Nordic Bronze Age (also Northern Bronze Age) is the name given by Oscar Montelius to a period and a Bronze Age culture in Scandinavian The National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen is Denmark’s central museum of cultural History, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures alike Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city ^[1] The Bronze Age symbol has also been connected with the spoked chariot wheel, which at the time was four-spoked (compare the Linear B ideogram 243 "wheel" 𐃏), a technological innovation that reached Europe in the mid 2nd millennium BC, and which in the context of the Sun chariot may also have had a "solar" connotation. A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a Wheel (the hub where the Axle connects connecting the hub with the round traction surface The chariot is the earliest and simplest type of Carriage, used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples A wheel is a circular device that is capable of rotating on its axis facilitating movement or transportation whilst supporting a load ( Mass) or performing labour in machines Linear B is a script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of Greek. "Sun god" redirects here For the Ramsey Lewis album see Sun Goddess (album.

"wheel pendants", dating to the second half of the 2nd millennium BC, found in Zürich, kept in the Swiss National Museum. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the The Swiss National Museum or Landesmuseum (German – part of the Musée Suisse Group, itself affiliated with the Federal Office of Culture Variants include a six-spoked wheel, a central empty circle, and a second circle with twelve spokes surrounding the four-spoked one.

ornamental pins, found in Switzerland, dating to the first half of the 2nd millennium BC, their circular heads are incised with crosses. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

Modern symbolism

Contemporary tribal cultures

A Caddo solar cross, to Southeastern Native Americans a symbol of both the sun and fire. The Caddo are a nation or group of tribes of Southeastern Native Americans who in the 16th century inhabited much of what is now East Texas, western Southeastern tribes or Southeastern cultures are an ethnographic classification for Native American peoples that inhabited the Southeastern Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States

The sun cross is used by a number of contemporary Amerindian and other indigenous peoples. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. The term Indigenous Peoples or autochthonous peoples can be used to describe any Ethnic group who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest historical

Astronomical

In astronomy, a similar astronomical symbol is used to represent the Earth while the symbol for the Sun is a circle with a central dot. Astronomical symbols are symbols used to represent various Celestial objects theoretical constructs and observational events in Astronomy. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System.

Wicca

Solstices and equinoxes

In Wicca sun cross proper most commonly represents the sun, and the four quadrants the wheel of the year, i. The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. Wheel of the Year is a Wiccan and Neopagan term for the annual cycle of the Earth 's Seasons It consists of eight festivals spaced at approximately e. the four seasonal cycles of the year.

Germanic and Slavic Neo-Paganism

Along with other ancestral symbols, the sun cross is also used as a symbol by Pagans as an attempt at reconstruction of ancient Germanic and Slavic pre-Christian religion and culture. Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical Germanic Neopaganism, Heathenism or Heathenry is the modern revival of historical Germanic paganism. Rodnovery (from Russian Родноверие, Rodnoverie, a Compound word of rodno "native" and vera "faith"

Ethnic symbolism

The sun cross is used by various extreme right wing, white nationalist, and Neo-Nazi groups to represent the Aryan race. In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities White nationalism is a political Ideology which advocates a racial definition (or redefinition of national identity for White people, in opposition to The term neo-Nazism refers to post- World War II Political movements Social movements and ideologies seeking to revive Nazism, The " Aryan race " is a concept in European culture that was influential in the period of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

See also

• Solar symbol
• Christian cross or Crucifix
• Labarum or Chi-Rho
• Brigid's cross, also Celtic cross
• Solar deity, also Sol Invictus
• Taranis
• Swastika
• Ankh
• Lauburu
• Medicine wheel
• Wheel of the Year
• Zierscheibe
• Black Sun (occult symbol)

References

1. ^ entry at the Nebra sky disk exhibition site (landesmuseum-fuer-vorgeschichte-halle. A solar symbol is a Symbol which symbolises the Sun. Solar symbols can have significance in Psychoanalysis, Symbolism, Semiotics, The Christian cross is the best-known Religious symbol of Christianity. A crucifix (from Latin cruci fixus meaning "(one fixed to a cross" is a cross with a representation of Jesus ' body or corpus The Labarum (☧ was a military standard that displayed the first two Greek letters of the word " Christ " ( Greek: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ or Χριστός The Labarum (☧ was a military standard that displayed the first two Greek letters of the word " Christ " ( Greek: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ or Χριστός Brigid's cross, Brighid's cross, or Brigit's cross, or (in the Irish language) Cros Bríde, Crosóg Bríde or Bogha Bríde A Celtic cross is a symbol that combines a Cross with a ring surrounding the intersection "Sun god" redirects here For the Ramsey Lewis album see Sun Goddess (album. Sol Invictus ("Unconquered Sun" or more fully Deus Sol Invictus ("Unconquered Sun God" was the late Roman state Sun god. In Celtic mythology Taranis was the god of Thunder worshipped in Gaul, Britain and Hispania and mentioned along with Esus The swastika (from Sanskrit: svástika sa स्वस्तिक Hindu IS CORRECT if 'ि' is positioned incorrectly see -->) is Ankylosis progressive homolog (mouse, also known as ANKH, is a human Gene. The lauburu or Basque cross has four comma -shaped heads similar to the Japanese Tomoe. Medicine wheels, or sacred hoops were constructed by laying stones in a particular pattern on the ground Wheel of the Year is a Wiccan and Neopagan term for the annual cycle of the Earth 's Seasons It consists of eight festivals spaced at approximately Zierscheibe (German for "ornamental disk" in Archaeology is the term for a kind of metal jewellery dating to the European Iron Age. The term Black Sun (German Schwarze Sonne) also referred to as the Sonnenrad (the German for "Sun Wheel" is a symbol of Esoteric or Occult The Nebra sky disk is a Bronze disk of around 30 cm diameter patinated blue-green and inlaid with gold symbols de)

External links

• Celtic Sun Cross Meanings and History.
• Symbolism of sun cross (symbols. com)