heart

Courge or bravery

An object that replenishes health. Usually found in grass and in pottery. A hero can carry a certain amount of hearts at a time. This amount can be increased by finding sufficient amounts of Heart Pieces (4 or 5) or finding a Heart Container. Hearts can be replenished by finding more hearts or with the use of potions (Red, Blue or Green). If all hearts are lost during a battle, the hearts can be instantly restored if a bottled fairy is in ones possession.

verb: feelings of care or affection towards another person beyond the level of 'like', but not quite 'love'.

The thing that gives you your personality and is deeply connected to your soul. Your true heart is something you are not able to see. Without it you are only an empty shell. Your heart can have anger, jealousy, and hate. It also contains love, acceptance, and respect. Depending on how you use your heart, it can be a source of strength or weakness.

An organ with two functions: firstly, pumping blood around the body: secondly, getting its owner in trouble.

The familiar double-lobed heart symbol seen on Valentine's Day cards and candy was inspired by the shape of human female buttocks as seen from the rear. The twin lobes of the stylized version correspond roughly to the paired auricles and ventricles (chambers) of the anatomical heart, is never bright red in color and its shape does not have the invagination at the top nor the sharp point at the base. The ancient Greeks and Romans originated the link between human female anatomy and the heart shape. The Greeks associated beauty with the curves of the human female behind. The Greek goddess of beauty, Aphrodite, was beautiful all over, but was unique in that her buttocks were especially beautiful. Her shapely rounded hemispheres were so appreciated by the Greeks that they built a special temple Aphrodite Kallipygos, which literally meant, 'Goddess with the Beautiful Buttocks.' This was probably the only religious building in the world that was dedicated to buttock worship. It was possible that the heart symbol represented both male and female glutes (the group that includes the three large muscles of each buttock that control thigh movement) but the Valentine's heart more closely fits the rounded female anatomy rather than the angular, compact and slimmer male butt. Valentine's Day-type heart symbols first became popular in 15th century Europe as a suit designation on playing cards. It is possible that the Renaissance fondness for classical literature and history brought forth the Greek interest in the female buttocks shape, which also mirrors the basic outline of female breasts.

To love.

Origin: Use of a stylized heart symbol in place of the word "love" in writing.