Octagram

Construction note

Two overlaid squares forming eight points.

About this symbol

Meaning

An eight-pointed star (Star of Ishtar lineage).

Culture / origin

Cross-cultural geometric tradition

Era

Antiquity to the present

Historical context

Geometric and 'sacred geometry' figures recur across mathematics, art and esoteric thought as models of proportion, symmetry and cosmos.

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SVG source

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