"In its most specific interpretation, the pentacle symbolizes Venus- the goddess of female sexual love and beauty."įache eyed the naked man, and grunted. "Saunière drew a goddess symbol on his stomach?" "This pentacle is representative of the female half of all things- a concept religious historians call the "sacred feminine" or the "divine goddess." Saunière, of all people, would know this." When they were unbalanced, there was chaos." When male and female were balanced, there was harmony in the world. Their gods and goddesses worked to keep a balance of power.
The ancients envisioned their world in two halves- masculine and feminine. "The pentacle," Langdon clarified, "is a pre-Christian symbol that relates to Nature worship. When he asks Langdon for his interpretation of Saunière choice of imagery the professor explains: When Saunière arranged his own dying body into a bizarre tableau of symbolism, one of the features that Fache felt he should focus on understanding was the fact that he'd inscribed a pentagram onto his stomach using his own blood.
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