Besides love, the heart as a symbol has
other meanings as well:
- The soul: people used to believe that the heart is the location of the human soul.
- In many religions, the heart has a mystical importance. Christians believe it is the seat of emotions (more particularly love) and Islam sees the heart as the spiritual centre.
- In Ancient Egypt myths, the heart was weighed against the feather of Ma'at (the ancient Egyptian goddess of truth).
Where the actual
shape of the heart symbol comes from is another matter. It doesn't really look like a human heart, more like a cow's heart (historically, people saw a lot more cow hearts than human hearts). The heart shape as we know it probably comes from the
shape of the female buttocks or breasts. It could also be a stylized depiction of two people kissing.
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