Who created it, and how did they get the idea?
2006-11-19 13:33:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Off the top of my head, I think it was meant to represent the elements and/or the seasons, and at other times a sun god. It was actually a positive symbol before it came to represent the Nazi regime.
It is believed to be first used in Neolithic Euroasia
2006-11-19 13:41:24 · answer #1 · answered by Ione 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The swastika was originally a Hindu fertility symbol. The Nazis reversed it and used it on their flag.
2006-11-19 13:36:38 · answer #2 · answered by Blue Jean 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It appears on the walls of caves in Northern Europe, to pyramids in Arabia, Native American sites - North and South America - it's ancient and shows up everywhere going back thousands of years. Why the Evil one chose it I don't know - but it originally was a sign of peace and/or fertility - not exactly what Adolph was into.
2006-11-19 13:49:45 · answer #3 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cannot tell you the exact origin...but i do know that my parents went to italy back in may and have pictures from one of the places they visited with a swastika. the drawings dated back to a really early civilization, but i just don't remember what its initial meaning was. sorry :(
2006-11-19 13:37:22 · answer #4 · answered by Christine V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ancient Indian symbol
2006-11-19 17:35:28 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Swastika is a religious Hindu symbol.
The bastard nazis somehow rotated it later for hate-mongering purposes.
2006-11-19 13:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its an ancient symbol that can be found in several cultures from Babylon to China and even Native American tribes.
2016-05-22 06:06:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an ancient Egyptian symbol, and its meanings are now unclear, but one idea is that it is a solar symbol and means something along the lines of the wheel of life.
Hitler debased it and made it gross with his "master plan"
2006-11-19 13:40:12 · answer #8 · answered by wi_saint 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
symbol originated from the vinca culture of pre-historic europe, though the meaning is lost.
2006-11-20 02:03:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
It's not as Nazi as you think. The American Boy Scouts used it up until the 30's when the Nazi's were gaining power.
2006-11-19 13:36:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋