What does the Mitsubishi symbol mean?

Answer 1

The symbol the automaker Mitsubishi is using as its symbol is called "the Triceps".

The Triceps is an uncommen version of the symbol called Valknut. Valknut is an old Norse occultic symbol.

The Valknut found on old Norse stonecarvings is called "Hrungnir's heart," after the legendary giant of the Eddas.It is best known as the Valknut, or "knot of the slain," and it has been found on stone carvings with funerary motifs, where it signified the afterlife.

The valknut can be drawn unicursally (in one stroke), making it a popular talisman of protection against spirits.

The Valknut's three interlocking shapes and nine points suggest rebirth, pregnancy, and cycles of reincarnation. The nine points are also suggestive of the Nine Worlds (and the nine fates) of Norse mythology. Their interwoven shape suggests the belief of the interelatedness of the three realms of earth, hel, and the heavens, and the nine domains they encompass.

The Valknut is also an important symbol to many follwers of the Asatru faith, who often wear it as a symbol of the faith.

The triceps was used into the middle ages as a magical sign of protection.

http://altreligion.about.com/library/glossary/symbols/bldefsvalknut.htm

a triceps , a triangle or trinity formed of three diamonds. One of the most powerful ancient symbols, the triceps is an ancient Nordic symbol of divine force, power and protection. It symbolizes the A U M trinity.

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Though it could be this, there is another possibility. A Japanese samurai named Iwasaki Yataro founded the company back in 1870 in Japan. At the time, Mitsubishi won government contracts for railroad and steamship lines that were designed to compete with the British companies in the region. In Japanese, Mitsubishi means Three Diamonds, hence the symbol.