mleku on Nostr: https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-origin-of-the-heart-symbol generally it ...
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-origin-of-the-heart-symbol
generally it actually was simply ornamental, or maybe related to some plants like the ivy as mentioned above... and yes, it is abortifactant like i said
not saying it's the *origin* of it but there are related symbols that more accurately represent the three chambers of the heart, as discussed in this link:
https://harvardartmuseums.org/article/a-painted-in-ancient-rome-a-brief-artistic-history-of-the-heart-symbol
also, i think the most explicitly female sexual version is the one that made it onto playing cards via the Tarot... the original symbol was in fact a chalice, and the wand and chalice are euphemisms used in old writings about sexual conjurations, the spades or swords represent the mind and the disks represents matter
generally it actually was simply ornamental, or maybe related to some plants like the ivy as mentioned above... and yes, it is abortifactant like i said
not saying it's the *origin* of it but there are related symbols that more accurately represent the three chambers of the heart, as discussed in this link:
https://harvardartmuseums.org/article/a-painted-in-ancient-rome-a-brief-artistic-history-of-the-heart-symbol
also, i think the most explicitly female sexual version is the one that made it onto playing cards via the Tarot... the original symbol was in fact a chalice, and the wand and chalice are euphemisms used in old writings about sexual conjurations, the spades or swords represent the mind and the disks represents matter