Help! What crosses have and oval at the top and what do they mean or stand for?
2007-03-23 12:22:38 · 13 answers · asked by Nakki_1 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I think you may mean an "ankh", an Egyptian symbol for something or other.
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2007-03-23 12:25:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A cross with an oval on the top of the 'T' shape is called an ankh. It is an ancient Egyptian symbol representing life. The word "ankh" means life in Egyptian. Typically it was associated with the Pharohs as a symbol of their divinity and everlasting life.
One explanation holds that the ankh represents the Nile, the source of life in Ancient Egypt. The oval represents the Nile delta, the side bars the east and west banks of the river, and the long stem representing the Nile itself. I have also been told that the side bars represent the two branches of the Nile, the White Nile and the Blue Nile.
The ankh was later adopted by coptic christians as a symbol of their religion, where it is also known as an ansate (having handles) cross.
2007-03-24 00:34:28 · answer #2 · answered by quazqlyo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the cross has a circle around the crossbars, then it is a Celtic Cross. The circle represents the sun.
If the "cross" has a circle on TOP of the figure (like a small "i", only joined) then it is not a cross at all, but an Egyptian ankh, and a pagan symbol.
2007-03-23 12:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Egyptian Ankh = Life
2007-03-23 12:32:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ankh,ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for "life", combining the symbols of the male and female genitals in a looped cross, representing both Initiation and everlasting life.It was later adapted by Coptic Christians as their cross. Widely used as an amulet.
2007-03-23 12:28:25 · answer #5 · answered by Ready 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is the Ankh from egyptian folklore.
It means the creation of life.
2007-03-24 00:22:51 · answer #6 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an Egyptian sign used in the Weighing of the Heart Ceremony.
2007-03-23 12:25:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not a cristian symbol, it's an egypian godess symbol, the symbol of isis, and you can pretty much tell that it's the modern symbol of the woman, (Woman= cross, circle on top. Men= Arow pointing up, with a circle on the bottom)
2007-03-23 12:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by Poseidon 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you mean the ankh, it's the Egyptian symbol of fertility - often associated with Isis.
2007-03-23 12:25:36 · answer #9 · answered by KC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
an ankh, an egyptian symbol for life
2007-03-23 12:26:00 · answer #10 · answered by Bored Enough To Be Here 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋