Winged wheel
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winged-wheel-204-15319974
title:
Winged wheel
text:
A winged wheel is a symbol used historically on monuments by the ancient Greeks and Romans and more recently as a heraldic charge. The symbol was associated with the ancient Greek god Hermes. In heraldry the symbol has been used to represent transport, speed and progress. A three-winged wheel was chosen as the logo of the British Cyclists' Touring Club and at one point was considered "cycling’s most famous symbol". A two-winged version formed the logo of the London General Omnibus Company and, a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Symbol
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_wheel
date created:
2020-02-26T09:21:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:50:21Z
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