Description

The heart icon is one of the most commonly used icons in our culture.  With the advent of electronic media it has become even more frequently used ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥.  The basic symbol indicates love, moods, emotions, and romantic ideas.  There are at least 3 theories that have been proposed for the origin of the symbol .  Animal sacrifice enabled the cultures to examine the organs of sheep and cows and they were able to gain knowledge of the shape and character of the hearts.  The use of the heart shaped silphium seed as a contraceptive was used extensively in the Greek culture. The shape of the sexual organs including the breasts, mons pubis, buttock and scrotum have parallels with the shape of the heart icon.