![]() This non-academic interpretation was initiated by Michael Zmigrodski in Paris, 1889 at the art exhibition, and later adopted by Hitler. Swastika as a symbol of the “Aryan race” was constructed, or rather invented, in the nineteenth century. It appeared in both, clockwise and anti-clockwise directions, and symbolized the Sun. It was considered sacred and connected to benediction. In India, swastika was an auspicious symbol, which brought blessings of long life, fortune and good luck. Swastikas figure on the oldest coinage in India…Sanskrit swastika meant “so be it” or “amen”. Swastikas appear on Paleolithic carvings on mammoth ivory from the Ukraine, dated 10 000 BC. Those who know the swastika only as the Nazi Hakenkreuz (Hook Cross) may be surprised to learn that it is one of the oldest, most widely distributed religious symbols in the world. British archaeologist and Stanford University professor, Ian Hodder, writes: ![]() One of the first prehistoric occurrences of swastika was found in Ukraine, which will later become territory inhabited by the Slavs. It appears on pottery, bronze fibulae and golden objects from the ancient Troy and the ancient Greece. From the Mediterranean Sea to the Arctic Ocean, the symbol was used in the Bronze Age as a common decorative device. ![]() The word “swastika” is of an Indian (Sanskrit) origin, but the visual symbol seizes even further in history. ![]()
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