The heart symbol is central to popular culture ... love with someone and suddenly you have diarrhea. But that’s not as cute of a story.” ...

The 13th-century French manuscript "Romance of the Pear" contains an early depiction of the heart as a symbol of love. Allegorical image from the Roman de la poire. Image courtesy of Bibliothèque ...

Attic Red-Figure Kantharoid Skyphos, Aison, Greek (Attic), active 425 - 400 BC "You see this shape on thousands of extant items of Ancient Greek pottery, but the heart symbol as we see it today is ...

The heartbreak emoji is a near-universal symbol for the despair and desperation of those thwarted by Cupid's sometimes cruel arrow. But where does it come from? The 'love heart' itself is a symbol ...