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The designs include simple circles for trapping demons, overlapping Vs (or Marian marks) that evoke the Virgin Mary, and pentangles to ward off evil.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 Also found were overlapping Vs — known as Marian marks as they’re believed by some to be a call for protection from the Virgin Mary — and a pentangle that was used to protect against evil.—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 Other common apotropaic marks are pentangles, or five-pointed stars, the letters AM (for Ave Maria), the letter M (for Mary) and VV (for Virgin of Virgins).—Fox News, 31 Oct. 2019
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