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Literary notes about pentagram (AI summary)

The pentagram has been employed in literature not merely as a geometric figure, but as an emblem laden with mystique and moral ambiguity. In Goethe’s Faust [1], for example, the pentagram is invoked as a prohibitive force, hinting at its perceived power to ward off or control forbidden influences. This usage reflects how the symbol has historically transcended its mathematical origins to become a literary device that encapsulates themes of the occult, the supernatural, and the delicate boundary between order and chaos.
  1. The pentagram prohibits thee?
    — from Faust [part 1]. Translated Into English in the Original Metres by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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