You may think you know the names of these symbols, but chances are, you refer to them by their slang terms. Here are their real names and back stories. 1. The Octothorpe This familiar symbol is known ...

Probably the first thought that comes into people’s minds when they think of a snake as a symbol of something are temptation or sin. Because we are all familiar with that Biblical story of Adam and ...

Occultus, the Latin root for “occult,” points to the hidden and the obscured—an apt source for a word steeped in mystery. For centuries after the term’s wider adoption, it has continued to suggest the ...

You are all familiar with this symbol that is mostly known as the symbol of Judaism, also called the Star of David. It is created by two equilateral triangles that are overlapping, forming a ...