Can anyone identify the symbol in this image?
September 14, 2008 10:06 AM   Subscribe

Can anyone identify the symbol in this picture please?

If yoy don't want to open the image, it's a P superimposed on a X.
posted by kenchie to Writing & Language (5 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Chi Rho.
posted by dhoe at 10:14 AM on September 14, 2008


Response by poster: Thank you!
posted by kenchie at 10:18 AM on September 14, 2008


Could it be "XP", the Greek letters? There's a tradition of writing this on the side of a certain Easter cake in Russia, using the Cyrillic letters (which are close to Greek). It stands for "Christ is risen" (in Greek, but I don't know the actual Greek words).

Chi rho, as dhoe says.
posted by Quietgal at 10:18 AM on September 14, 2008


Response by poster: Behold the power of MeFi! Now over 500 views on this image amazingly enough.
posted by kenchie at 12:47 PM on September 14, 2008


Previously.
posted by Johnny Assay at 6:50 PM on September 14, 2008


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