What is the difference between an icon of hard drive on my desktop and a home icon in the Finder?

Hello

I'm confused about the icon I have on my desk (hard drive) and a picture of a house in the Finder.  My iMac is divided between two discs?   What is the difference between these two, if any?

the House is your account, which is located ON your hard disk, but it is NOT your hard drive.

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