Why did a heart shape, which looks nothing like a physical heart, become the undisputed symbol for a heart?
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Romans. It’s the shape of the Sylphium seed. The seed was used as an aphrodisiac ingredient, hence its association with love. It was probably a hybrid created using fennel and some other plant, meaning that it was not able to breed naturally. This meant that it was almost completely lost when it fell out of favour with the Romans or when their empire declined.
Recently it was thought to have been rediscovered in Turkey:
https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/13/plant-ancient-greece-rediscovered/#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Cmiracle%E2%80%9D%20plant%20Silphium%20consumed,he’s%20found%20a%20botanical%20survivor.
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