Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene always survived this, to be killed with stones some time later; these are sometimes called his "second" and "first martyrdom". This episode takes place between them, when after the archery, Irene, who is normally accompanied by her maid, is shown either taking an unconscious Sebastian down from the tree or post he was tied to, or when they have got him to a bed and are treating his wounds. In both scenes Irene is usually shown pulling out one of the arrows. Sometimes she is putting ointment on the wounds; a jar of ointment was her attribute. Both scenes are
Three Arrows circle and the symbolism changed to represent the unity of industrial workers, farm workers and intellectuals. The Three Arrows symbol remained a prominent Social Democratic Party of Austria symbol until the 1950s. The Three Arrows remained the symbol of the French socialists until the 1970s, when it was substituted by the fist and rose symbol. Three Arrows The Three Arrows () is a social-democratic political symbol. The symbol emerged in Weimar Germany in the midst of the political crisis that preceded the Nazis takeover in 1933. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) was challenged by both the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and