Sicilian flag

Sicilian flag"The traditional Sicilian flag has three legs (representing the triangular island), three stalks of wheat (representing the breadbasket that is Sicily), and Medusa’s face. Medusa was a monster who is used as a talisman on Sicily’s flag to protect the island from evil."

What do Medusa, heads of wheat and human legs all have in common? Surely not more than this one thing: they all appear on the flag of Sicily, one of the strangest flags in the world.

Sicilian flag

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If you’ve traveled to Sicily, you’ve likely seen it everywhere: an odd-looking representation of a female head with three legs attached to it, flexed to form a triangle.

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