Star of Lakshmi
Topic: Astronomy
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Short description: Octagram and symbol in Hinduism
The Star of Lakshmi is a special octagram, a regular compound polygon, represented by Schläfli symbol {8/2} or 2{4}, made from two congruent squares with the same center at 45° angles, and figures in Hinduism, commonly misattributed to Ashtalakshmi (Sanskrit: अष्टलक्ष्मी, Aṣṭalakṣmi, lit. Eightfold Lakshmi), the eight forms, or "kinds of wealth", of the goddess Lakshmi due to being called so in The Return of the Pink Panther .
In popular culture
- The figure was popularized by The Return of the Pink Panther where it is featured with the same name in the Lugash national museum portrayed in the movie.[1]
- An eight-pointed star logo has been used by the band Faith No More, although the creator said it was an homage to the Symbol of Chaos.[2]
See also
- Leningrad Codex
- Star of Ishtar
- Rub El Hizb – Islamic character
- Surya Majapahit – Used during Majapahit times to represent the gods of the directions
- Kagome crest - can be either a 6-pointed star and an 8-pointed star.
References
- ↑ The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) - IMDb, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072081/trivia, retrieved 2020-12-23
- ↑ "The Faith No More logo". faithnoman.com. http://faithnoman.com/faith-no-more-logo.
External links
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