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  2. List of symbolic stars - Wikipedia

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    Star of David, or Jewish Star, a hexagram symbolizing Israel, Judeans, and/or Jews; properly speaking, this "star" is called the "Shield of David," (Magen David), while the pentagram is the "Star of David." Note that this is a cultural, rather than religious symbol. Star of Lakshmi, a Hindu symbol associated with the goddess Lakshmi

  3. Star polygons in art and culture - Wikipedia

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    The five-pointed star, if drawn with points of equal length and angles of 36° at each point, is sometimes termed a golden five pointed star. [7] If the colinear edges are joined, a pentagram is produced, which is the simplest of the unicursal star polygons , and a symbol of mystical and magical significance.

  4. Star polygon - Wikipedia

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    Star polygons feature prominently in art and culture. Such polygons may or may not be regular, but they are always highly symmetrical. Examples include: The {5/2} star pentagon is also known as a pentalpha or pentangle, and historically has been considered by many magical and religious cults to have occult significance.

  5. Pentagram - Wikipedia

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    Koch snowflakes drawn with MSWLogo (in Tartapelago [41]) Drawing of a pentagram with notations of its angles. The pentagram is the simplest regular star polygon. The pentagram contains ten points (the five points of the star, and the five vertices of the inner pentagon) and fifteen line segments. It is represented by the Schläfli symbol {5/2}.

  6. Five-pointed star - Wikipedia

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    A five-pointed star. A five-pointed star (☆), geometrically an equilateral concave decagon, is a common ideogram in modern culture. Comparatively rare in classical heraldry, it was notably introduced for the flag of the United States in the Flag Act of 1777 and since has become widely used in flags.

  7. Heptagram - Wikipedia

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    The heptagram is known among neopagans as the Elven Star or Fairy Star. It is treated as a sacred symbol in various modern pagan and witchcraft traditions. Blue Star Wicca also uses the symbol, where it is referred to as a septegram. The second heptagram is a symbol of magical power in some pagan spiritualities.

  8. Sagittarius (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    Sigma Sagittarii (σ Sgr) ("Nunki") is the constellation's second-brightest star at magnitude 2.08. Nunki is a B2V star approximately 260 light-years away. [6] "Nunki" is a Babylonian name of uncertain origin, but thought to represent the sacred Babylonian city of Eridu on the Euphrates, which would make Nunki the oldest star name currently in ...

  9. Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia

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    a star over a wheel [67] 26 Proserpina [76] U+1CECD (dec 118477) 𜻍 a pomegranate with a star inside it [76] 28 Bellona [77] U+1CECE (dec 118478) 𜻎 Bellona's whip / morning star and spear [77] 29 Amphitrite [91] U+1CECF (dec 118479) 𜻏 a "shell". [80] There is no mention of a star in the original description, but the only 19th-century ...