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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]

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

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
Coat of arms of Egg an der Günz, Bavaria, Germany
Logo of the Citgo Petroleum Company
Logo of the video game Ingress

References

^ The Book of Signs by Rudolf Koch (London 1930; New York, 1955). ISBN 0-486-20162-7 p. 95
^ Dictionary of Symbols, by Carl G. Liungman, W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-31236-4
^ "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.
^ "A little insight into the symbolism of the Ingress and Faction emblems". Archived from the original on 2019-03-19.

[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.

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 [[File:Dragon's Eye symbol Koch.svg|thumb|Dragon's Eye]]
-According to [[Rudolf Koch]], the '''Dragon's Eye''' is an ancient [[Germany|Germanic]] symbol.<ref>''The Book of Signs'' by Rudolf Koch (London 1930 ; New York, 1955). {{ISBN|0-486-20162-7}}</ref> The Dragon's Eye is an [[isosceles triangle|isosceles]] or [[equilateral triangle]] pointing downward, with a "Y" in the middle connecting the three points of the triangle together. 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]].<ref>''Dictionary of Symbols'', by Carl G. Liungman, W. W. Norton & Company. {{ISBN|0-393-31236-4}}</ref>
+The '''Dragon's Eye''' is an [[isosceles triangle|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 peoples|Germanic]] symbol.<ref>''The Book of Signs'' by Rudolf Koch (London 1930; New York, 1955). {{ISBN|0-486-20162-7}} p. 95</ref> 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]].<ref>''Dictionary of Symbols'', by Carl G. Liungman, W. W. Norton & Company. {{ISBN|0-393-31236-4}}</ref>
+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|Citgo Petroleum Company]] ever since 1965, when it was spun off from Cities Services Company.
-The dragon's eye was used by the [[White Nationalism|white nationalist]] organization [[Identity Evropa]] as their logo from their founding in 2016 until they re-branded themselves as the "American Identity Movement" in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-far-right-symbols-20170814-story.html|title=A guide to some of the far-right symbols seen in Charlottesville|last=Pearce|first=Matt|date=August 14, 2017|website=LA Times|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>
-The shape has been incorporated in the [[Ingress (video game)|Ingress]] logo since its original public release in 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319003227/https://plus.google.com/103320655754019011706/posts/2wvNoTjd9jG|title=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}}</ref>.  According to the in-universe mythology, the triangle represents humanity (while the hexagon represents the "Shapers").<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319002938/https://plus.google.com/103320655754019011706/posts/6Lr7Ub6qhRB|title=A little insight into the symbolism of the Ingress and Faction emblems.}}</ref>
+The shape has been incorporated in the logo for the video game ''[[Ingress (video game)|Ingress]]'' since its original public release in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/103320655754019011706/posts/2wvNoTjd9jG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319003227/https://plus.google.com/103320655754019011706/posts/2wvNoTjd9jG|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-03-19|title=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}}</ref>  According to the in-universe mythology, the triangle represents humanity, while the hexagon represents the "Shapers".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/103320655754019011706/posts/6Lr7Ub6qhRB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319002938/https://plus.google.com/103320655754019011706/posts/6Lr7Ub6qhRB|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-03-19|title=A little insight into the symbolism of the Ingress and Faction emblems.}}</ref>
+The Dragon's Eye is also found in the ''[[Destiny (video game)|Destiny]]'' series of video games, associated with the character Ikora Rey.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery class="center" widths="150px" heights=250px">
-File:Tetrahedron vertfig.png|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
+File:Tetrahedron vertfig.svg|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
+File:Wappen von Egg an der Günz.svg|Coat of arms of [[Egg an der Günz]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]
-File:IdentityEvropa.svg|[[Identity Evropa]] logo
-File:Ingress Logo vector.svg|Logo of the video game [[Ingress (video game)|Ingress]]
+File:Citgo logo.svg|Logo of the [[Citgo|Citgo Petroleum Company]]
+File:Ingress Logo vector.svg|Logo of the video game ''[[Ingress (video game)|Ingress]]''
 </gallery>
 ==See also==
+*[[Junkers]], the logo for which resembles the dragon's eye
-* [[Egg an der Günz]] (municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany) coat of arms
-* [[Junkers]]  (aircraft) logo
-* [[Citgo]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Triangles]]
 [[Category:Magic symbols]]
+[[Category:Early Germanic symbols]]