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Re: symbols

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Rdunkelart_at_TeacherArtExchange
Date: Sun Dec 30 2001 - 18:21:54 PST

In a message dated 12/30/01 5:36:27 PM Central Standard Time,
gregjuli@execpc.com writes:

<< Did you know that the nazi symbol was originally used by the
Indians to mean the 4 corners of the earth and the Chinese also have a
variation of it in some of their decorative arts. >>

The nazi symbol is on ancient Grecian Vases/Urns I have a slide of such from
the St. Louis Art Museum. I was so very surprised. Perhaps we could say it
is an ancient Greek symbol misused by the Nazis??? I do not know what
meaning it had for the Greeks. Roberta