After appearing in the religious art of ancient Iran, the disc halo migrated across cultures at an astonishing pace. Matt Wilson explores how it connects Jesus, Buddha and Apollo.

If you look closely, you might spot a random symbol from Halo in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. It appears on Deathstroke’s sword and seems to have been added accidentally.

Matt Wilson explores how a simple symbol connects Jesus, Buddha and Apollo. C But if you just look at them, you will see a symbol that connects them all – the halo.