Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Symbols-and-Motifs:-Southern-Europe

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This page features translations of symbol and motif terms in different languages from Southern Europe, accompanied by pictures.

Acanthus

Ancient Greek Italian Modern Greek
ἄκανθος [f] acanto [m] άκανθα [f]

Roman:

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Egg-and-Dart

Roman:

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Greek Key

Modern Greek
Μαίανδρος

Greek:

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Leaf-and-Dart

Greek:

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Palmette

Modern Greek
ανθέμιο [n]

Etruscan:

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Greek:

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