X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,cc4b26fdf0d38650 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: kenter@cs.utwente.nl (Arjan Kenter) Subject: Re: AS REQUESTED: -== PENTAGRAM ==- Date: 1997/06/05 Message-ID: <5n6rs8$kjf@pandora.cs.utwente.nl>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 246350995 Distribution: world References: <865245228snz@gevans.demon.co.uk> <3393F963.2781@dpmail.epfl.ch> <3395DF68.7508@ix.netcom.com> <3396C74A.2241@wing.rug.nl> X-Server-Date: 5 Jun 1997 17:09:28 GMT Organization: University of Twente, Dept. of Computer Science Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art In article <3396C74A.2241@wing.rug.nl>, Shimrod writes: |> Nick Ware wrote: |> > |> > Roman Schmied wrote: |> > > |> > > Gilo wrote: [ /bin/cat six-pointed star > /dev/null ] |> > > don't pentagrams have FIVE peaks any more? |> > Yes most pentagrams have only five there the demons' pentagrams |> > there are some with six thought there the witches' pentagram |> |> No, all pentagrams have five points, because penta is greek for five. |> A six pointed star would then be a hexagram (hexa=six) but is usually |> called a davidsstar (I think) You're right, Shimrod, but it is more a matter of convention than one of pentagram actually meaning 'five pointed star.' The 'gram' part comes from the Greek word grapho which means to write. So, by itself pentagram probably only means something like 'a symbol that is written (drawn) in five strokes.' Btw, I think it is funny that everybody recognises the six-pointed star as the Jewish star- of-David symbol, except the Jews themselves. They call it David's shield (magen david; star would be kochav). -- ^^ ir. H.J.H.N. Kenter oo ) kenter@cs.utwente.nl University of Twente =x= \ tel. +31 53 4894099 Tele-Informatics & Open Systems | \ tfx. +31 53 4893247 P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede /|__ \ The Netherlands (____)_/ http://www.cs.utwente.nl/~kenter/ Famous last words: Segmentation Fault (core dumped)