Dragon's Eye (symbol)

The Dragon's Eye is an isosceles or equilateral triangle pointing downward, with a "Y" in the middle connecting the three points of the triangle together. According to Rudolf Koch, the Dragon's Eye is an ancient Germanic symbol.^[1] According to Carl G. Liungman's Dictionary of Symbols, it combines the triangle meaning "threat" and the "Y" meaning a choice between good and evil.^[2]

Dragon's Eye

The dragon's eye resembles a two dimensional projection of a tetrahedron viewed from directly above one of its vertices. Such a 2-D representation has been part of the logo of the Citgo Petroleum Company ever since 1965, when it was spun off from Cities Services Company.

The shape has been incorporated in the logo for the video game Ingress since its original public release in 2013.^[3] According to the in-universe mythology, the triangle represents humanity, while the hexagon represents the "Shapers".^[4]

The Dragon's Eye is also found in the Destiny series of video games, associated with the character Ikora Rey.

Gallery

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  The 6 lines of the symbol can be seen in 6 edges of the regular tetrahedron (triangular pyramid), as viewed above one of the vertices
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  Coat of arms of Egg an der Günz, Bavaria, Germany
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  Logo of the Citgo Petroleum Company
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  Logo of the video game Ingress

See also

• Junkers, the logo for which resembles the dragon's eye

References

1. The Book of Signs by Rudolf Koch (London 1930; New York, 1955). ISBN 0-486-20162-7 p. 95
2. Dictionary of Symbols, by Carl G. Liungman, W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-31236-4
3. "We, at Niantic Labs at Google, are really excited to let you know that our biggest milestone since the introduction of Ingress is just around the corner". Archived from the original on 2019-03-19.
4. "A little insight into the symbolism of the Ingress and Faction emblems". Archived from the original on 2019-03-19.