Please enjoy the evolution of my stoicism/"Stoic Coat of Arms" design here, by scrolling through the designs: https://imgur.com/a/RL9zq
What is your favorite design?
Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs both stated, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication," and ultimately, I wanted something simple to represent Stoicism:
The white V symbolizes the white light of STOIC VIRTUE.
I also love the design with the word STOIC at the center:
As well as the design with S-T-O-I-C around the edge:
And then the one listing the five Cardinal Stoic Virtues:
The five cardinal virtues of Stoicism are:
Virtue/Arete
Wisdom
Courage
Justice
Temperance
The pentagon/pentagram symbolized health to the Pythagoreans, whom the Stoics Zeno and Aurelius lauded and celebrated. The pentagram is brimming with the very same golden ratio harmonies found in the human body and nature alike, symbolizing an exalted, deeper symmetry in the universe. Note the white "V" in the final constructions of the "Stoic Coat of Arms." It symbolizes Virtue and Arete--the pursuit of Truth, Beauty, and Excellence across all realms. The Stoics, from Socrates, Zeno, Epictetus, Aurelius, and Seneca on down, held that virtue is the only real good.
The five cardinal virtues in Greek:
The five cardinal virtues in Greek and English:
In this case, Virtue = Arete .
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Wikipedia reports:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagram
In Neoplatonism, the pentagram was said to have been used as a symbol or sign of recognition by the Pythagoreans, who called the pentagram ὑγιεία hugieia "health"[11] Western symbolism[edit] The pentagram was used in ancient times as a Christian symbol for the five senses,[12] or of the five wounds of Christ. The pentangle plays an important symbolic role in the 14th-century English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in which the symbol decorates the shield of the hero, Gawain. The unnamed poet credits the symbol's origin to King Solomon, and explains that each of the five interconnected points represents a virtue tied to a group of five: Gawain is perfect in his five senses and five fingers, faithful to the Five Wounds of Christ, takes courage from the five joys that Mary had of Jesus, and exemplifies the five virtues of knighthood.[13] Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa and others perpetuated the popularity of the pentagram as a magic symbol, attributing the five neoplatonic elements to the five points, in typical Renaissance fashion.