The Triskelion (Triskele o Triskell) is a representation of a three legs being (from the greek τρισκελής), usually three interwined spirals, or any symbol with three protuberances and a triple rotational symmetry. The figure gives name to the symbol as well. The triskelion, as symbol of Sicily, was the head of the Gorgon (o more exactly the Medusa) whose hair is made of snakes, from which three bended legs spread. The Gorgon is a mythological monster, that according to the greek poet Hesiod, was each one of the three daughters of Forco and Ceto: Medusa ( the Gorgon par excellence), Steno ( the strong one) and Euriale ( the wide one). Another version is that of a woman head, maybe a goddess, sometimes depicted with wings meaning the endless flowing of time, surrounded by snakes to symbolize wisdom. Afterward the snakes had been replaced by ears of wheat, symbolizing the fertility of the island.