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Kolovrat, from *kolovortь: kolo (“wheel”) a vortь (“wiggle, rotate in both directions”).
Etymology. From Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ; equivalent to kolo (“wheel”) + vrat (“neck”).
Other Names
Swarga, Swaroga, Slonechko, Kołowrót
"The eldest appearance of the symbol can be dated back to Ancient Greece, especially the so-called Geometrical art (900-700BC) applied in pottery industry. Such an example could be terracotta statuettes from Thebes provenience (eg. Boston 98.891, Louvre CA 573) and amphoras with ears (Spanish National Archaeological Museum 19482, National Museum in Prague H10 5914). All of these examples depict eight-armed left-rotating symbols. "
"Examples of Greek painted ceramics with “kolovrat”.
Left: terracotta statuettes from Thebes provenience (Boston 98.891, Louvre CA 573) and amphoras with ears (Spanish National Archaeological Museum 19482, National Museum in Prague H10 5914)." (Kolovrat Origins)
"Necklace from Novohrad-Volynskyi Rajon, Ukraine, which was found by metal detectorists (Domongol 2015). If it is not a falsum, it can be dated to 11th century." (Kolovrat Origins)
"The earliest swastika ever found was uncovered in Mezine, Ukraine, carved on an ivory figurine, which dates an incredible 12,000 years, and one of the earliest cultures that are known to have used the Swastika was a Neolithic culture in Southern Europe, in the area that is now Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, known as the Vinca Culture, which dates back around 8,000 years." (Twiglet)
"Swastika or Kolovrat as a symbol was first published in the book “Prasłowiańskie motywy architektoniczne” (In english: “Early Slavic Architectural Motifs”) back in 1923 by a Polish painter Stanisław Jakubowski after his inspection of the early Slavic symbolism found from various historical sources."
"Stanisław Jakubowski and his woodcut nr. 8 (Jakubowski 1923)." (Kolovrat Origins)
Supposedly he titled it "Slonechko", which when translated to english means: 'sunshine'.
"Decoration of houses from Karelian villages of Lambiselga (Ламбисельга), Inžunavolok (Инжунаволок) and Veškelica (Вешкелица)." (Kolovrat Origins)
"Six-armed “kolovrat” also became an emblem of the 67th Division of British Army during the World War I., which only proves the popularity of the symbol prior to World War II." (Kolovrat Origins)
see 67th Division of the British Army in 1914 on the left. Credit for image in button below
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