Why and when did people start associating the heart symbol (like the one on cards) with our actual heart? It looks nothing like it!
2006-12-09 16:55:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I found this interesting... has to do with the fennel seed & how the ancient greeks believed it was a gift from Apollo.. the god of love.... :)
"The Silphium, a type of fennel that has been extinct for over two millennia." Seed pod was shaped like a heart.
2006-12-09 17:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by suz_e_q_zee 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is actually a vague similarity between an anatomical heart and a drawn heart symbol. A real heart has two chambers and is kind of curved at the top.
Also keep in mind that for quite a bit of the historical record, even educated people might not have ever seen a real human heart. Anatomy lessons and realistic illustrations of human organs didn't become the least bit common until the 1600s. If someone said "this is what a heart looks like" everyone believed it; even if it was some 3rd generation copied drawing that no longer bore much semblance to the original subject.
2006-12-09 20:34:52 · answer #2 · answered by KdS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question sorry I have no idea but it was many generations ago.And your right they don't look the same as a real heart .I guess cupid saw to that .Just the same as horoscope emblems some astrologer dreamed them up .The chinese have different ones to the western world.There are different shapes of christian crosses as well when they actually just used a tree .Got you thinking yet?Hope so I doubt anyone can give you a correct answer they are dead!!
2006-12-09 17:09:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One theory is that the symbol is representative of the shape of the female breasts or buttocks.
2006-12-09 21:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It seems since they started symbolizing their thought and encrypting them.
2006-12-09 17:18:47 · answer #5 · answered by bps2902 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think it's cuz it is easier to draw than a real heart...
2006-12-09 16:57:50 · answer #6 · answered by *~JeS~* 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question!
I have no idea, but before this, I had never thought about it before!
2006-12-09 17:03:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh no! You just ruined Valentines day...
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2006-12-09 18:13:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋