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Where did this symbol for love or a heart come from?

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Roland Deschain

posted on Nov, 12 2007 @ 04:13 PM
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I'm just curious. It doesn't look like a heart. Why is this symbol assoicated with love? When did it first show up?

Thankee

[edit on 12-11-2007 by Roland Deschain]


MajorMalfunction

posted on Nov, 12 2007 @ 04:25 PM
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It's a symbolic representation of female genitalia.

Weird how it became "love" isn't it?


asala

posted on Nov, 12 2007 @ 04:30 PM
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Ahh Its ment to be from the Silphiuma seedpod that is no longer in excistance, I think it was in the shape of a heart and was somehow assosiated with love,

Ill have to have a look up on it again,


Roland Deschain

posted on Nov, 13 2007 @ 01:17 PM
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Unfortunatley, it looks like things haven't changed very much.


MajorMalfunction

posted on Nov, 13 2007 @ 03:22 PM
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Looks like Asala and I might both be a bit off. There's a very interesting scholarly paper here, that says it comes from the ivy leaf in ancient Greece.


Dr Love

posted on Nov, 13 2007 @ 03:25 PM
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Originally posted by MajorMalfunction
It's a symbolic representation of female genitalia.


I never even realized that until now, but sure enough!

All of my favorite places.


Peace




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