Love Symbols
Ancient ~&~ Modern Symbols of Love

Heart...   The heart is probably the most popular symbol of love, it is a universal icon.  The heart is the center of love, and the heart knows what the heart wants, as poet Pascal says  "The heart has its reasons of which reason knows not".  Heart shaped gifts perhaps convey the message of love in sweet and subtle ways. 

Apple...  A powerful symbol throughout history relating to love...  Enticing, alluring and provocative... Apples are meaningful love symbols of courtship... Signifying the rites of marriage...  An ancient practice was for a couple to share an apple for blessings for a fruitful marriage...   A popular phrase " the apple of my eye"  coveys the feeling of love from the eye of the beholder.

Aphrodite...   Aphrodite is the legendary Greek Goddess of Love, Love was her power and those who crossed her path fell under her feminine charms and mystique, just the word Aphrodite conjures an image of a woman who exudes love and sexuality. 

Hummingbird...  One of the favorite totem animals is also a symbol of love for the Native Americans.  Given that the Hummingbird can stand still, it represents the first months of new love where time stands still and lovers hover near each other like the sweet nectar of the flower that the Hummingbird hovers near in seeming devotion.

Chocolate...   One of the divine foods of the Gods... the decadent sweetness that melts down into your heart with the first bite.  Chocolate is the gift of lovers, and is also a favorite for the Christmas stocking.  It's no surprise that Chocolate invokes an amorous spirit!  

Candy Hearts...  Perhaps the sweetest and most innocent symbol of love... the Candy Hearts.  Boxes and boxes of tiny candy hearts fill the Valentines boxes in grade school, accompanied with adorable Valentines Day cards, with the hopes that your secret crush has left you a special gift to symbolize their love and adoration for you.  Memories of these exchanges of budding love are with us always.

Animals That Mate for Life...  Although for our generation mating for life has become quite rare, there are many animals in the animal kingdom that pull it off most successfully.  Surprisingly, quite a few birds mate for life --- the Crow, the Hawk, even the flightless bird the Penguin, other animals are Otters, and the Fox has a very unique style of staying together.  These animals are depicted in art and other symbolic ways representing love.