Comments on: Can anyone identify the symbol in this image?

Question: Can anyone identify the symbol in this image?

kenchie — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:06:48 -0800

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.

By: dhoe

dhoe — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:14:42 -0800

Chi Rho.

By: kenchie

kenchie — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:18:25 -0800

Thank you!

By: Quietgal

Quietgal — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:18:54 -0800

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.

By: kenchie

kenchie — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:47:52 -0800

Behold the power of MeFi! Now over 500 views on this image amazingly enough.

By: Johnny Assay

Johnny Assay — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:50:56 -0800

Previously.