Star of Lakshmi

Octagram and symbol in Hinduism
Star of Lakshmi from The Return of the Pink Panther

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
  • Shamsa
  • 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

  1. ^ The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-12-23
  2. ^ "The Faith No More logo". faithnoman.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

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