The swastika is usually associated with the Nazis, but people really know the different meanings behind the swastika. It has been used and given multiple meanings and multiple names. It has also been used in many religions and is still used by some today. The Nazis were not the only ones to use this symbol. The swastika has a unique history, with a symbolic meaning that has evolved through its religious, Nazi, Aryan and modern uses. The swastika is one of the earliest known used symbols with a unique history. It is a symbol most recognized as an equilateral cross with the arms bent at 90 degrees. The word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit word suastika, "su" meaning "good", "asti" meaning "to be", and "ka" is a suffix. So the true meaning of the swastika is "good to be". The first known use of the swastika dates back to the Upper Paleolithic, 10,000 years ago, when it was found engraved on a bird figurine made of mammoth ivory near Kiev, Ukraine. The next known use was as a language. This is the oldest and most frequently used swastika to date. The language was Viňca and what the swastika represented is still unknown. The first known use of a swastika on a coin dates back to 315 BC. She was also given different names to represent different meanings. One name is Fylfot. This name was mainly used in Europe before Christianity. It was used in the Odinism religion. It was also a symbol related to Thor. This is believed because Thor and the symbol were believed to ward off harmful spirits. Other names for the swastika are gammadion and tetraskelion. These names were used in Greece. These names were widely distributed in Greece and were placed on their coins. This is believed to be the place where Christians found...... middle of paper......caust Memorial Museum., June 10, 2013. Web. January 26, 2014.Imreh, Alex. "Swastika - in the "Vinca script" 6000-7000 BC." Alex Imreh. The theme of twenty-ten., March 1, 2011. Web. January 23, 2014. "Meanings of the swastika symbol." Northwest Theosophy. The Theosophical Society., nd Web. January 26, 2014.Rosenburg, Jennifer. "The History of the Swastika." about.com. np and nd Web. January 26, 2014. “The Indus and the Swastika.” Indus Valley: What they have done for us. BBC, n.d. Web.23 January 2014. “The Seal of the Theosophical Society.” The Theosophical Society in America. np, nd Web.26 January 2014. “The Swastika Symbol in Buddhism.” ReligionsFacts. np, August 7, 2013. Web. January 26, 2014. “The Swastika in Asian Art.” Light of Asia. np and nd Web. 26 January 2014.Varma, Anuradha. "What does the swastika mean." The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., 18 January 2005. Web. 26 January. 2014.