Hexagram vs. Pentagram

Hexagramnoun

A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.

Hexagramnoun

Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching.

Hexagramnoun

A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.

Hexagramnoun

A figure of six lines

Hexagramnoun

a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles

Hexagram

A hexagram (Greek) or sexagram (Latin) is a six-pointed geometric star figure with the Schläfli symbol {6/2}, 2{3}, or {{3}}. Since there are no true regular continuous hexagrams, the term is instead used to refer to a compound figure of two equilateral triangles.

Pentagramnoun

The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.

Pentagramnoun

A pentacle or a pentalpha.

Pentagramnoun

a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon

Pentagram

A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, pentacle or star pentagon) is the shape of a five-pointed star polygon. Pentagrams were used symbolically in ancient Greece and Babylonia, and are used today as a symbol of faith by many Wiccans, akin to the use of the cross by Christians.