A Caddo solar cross; to Southeastern Native Americans a symbol of both the sun and fire.

A solar cross is one of the oldest and most universal religious symbols, and can be found in cultures and cultural groups across the world. There are many variations on the solar cross, including the Celtic cross, Chi-ro, Lauburu, and Swastika. Image File history File links Southern_Cult_Solar_Cross. ... Image File history File links Southern_Cult_Solar_Cross. ... This is an article about the Caddo ethnic group; see also Caddo County, Oklahoma. ... A sacred religious symbol to the Southeastern tribes was the solar cross which was a symbol of both the sun and fire. ... Native Americans is a term which has several different common meanings and scope, according to regional use and context. ... A Celtic cross For Celtic Cross, the ambient/dub band see Celtic Cross (band) A Celtic cross combines the cross with a ring surrounding the intersection. ... An example of a lauburu: each arm can be drawn with three sweeps of a compass The lauburu or Basque cross has four comma-shaped heads similar to the Japanese tomoe. ... The swastika () is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles either clockwise or anticlockwise. ...

In many religions solar crosses become associated with specific deities; Ixion, Odin, Quetzalcoatl, Shamash, and Taranis are all associated with forms of solar crosses. A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, or respected by human beings. ... This article is about the Greek myth. ... Odin is considered to be the supreme god of late Germanic and Norse mythology. ... Quetzalcoatl (feathered snake, in Nahuatl: Ketsalkoatl, in Spanish: Quetzalcóatl) is the Nahuatl name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations. ... Shamash in his trone from the tablette of Sippar ca. ... In Celtic mythology Taranis was a god of thunder worshipped in Gaul and Britain and mentioned, along with Esus and Toutatis, by the Roman poet Lucan in his epic poem Pharsalia. ...

The Christian cross and Ankh are not solar crosses. The traditional form of the Christian cross, known as the Latin cross The Christian cross is a familiar religious symbol of most Christianity. ... The ankh (pronounced ahnk) was the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that stood for the word ʿnḫ, which means life. ...