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Love

Aengus

one of the Tuatha de Danaan; god of love. [Celtic Myth.: Jobes, 40]

Amor

another name for Cupid. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 19]

Anacreon

(563–478 B.C.) Greek lyric poet who idealized the pleasures of love. [Gk. Lit.: Brewer Dictionary, 31]

Aphrodite

goddess of love and beauty. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 25–26]

Bast

cat-headed goddess of love and fashion. [Egyptian Myth.: Espy, 20]

Biducht

goddess of love. [Persian Myth.: Jobes, 210]

Cupid

(Gk. Eros) god of love. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 70]

diamond

token of affection, e.g., for engagement. [Gem Symbolism: Jobes, 440–441]

Frigg

Scandinavian goddess of love and fertility. [Norse Myth.: Parrinder, 101]

Garden of Love, The

Rubens painting of ladies and gallants in an amorous mood. [Flem. Art: EB (1963), III, 190]

honeysuckle

symbol of affection. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 174; Kunz, 328]

Kama

god of love; Hindu equivalent of Eros. [Hindu Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 661]

Krishna

god who plays flute to enamored milkmaids. [Hindu Myth.: Binder, 23]

myrtle

to Renaissance, its perpetual greenness symbolized everlasting love. [Art: Hall, 219]

pear

symbol of love and tenderness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176]

red chrysanthemum

symbol of love. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 333]

ring

worn on fourth finger, left hand, symbolizes love. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 919]

rose

traditional symbol of love. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]

Rules of Courtly Love, The

dos and don’ts manual for medieval lovers. [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 301]

St. Valentine’s Day

(February 14) day of celebration of love. [Western Folklore: Leach, 1153]

Sonnets from the Portuguese

Elizabeth Browning’s famous poems celebrating love for her husband (1850). [Br. Lit.: Magill III, 1007–1009]

sorrel

indicates love and tenderness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]

three circles

symbol indicates affection. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 343]

Venus

goddess of love and beauty. [Rom. Myth.: Aeneid]

white lilacs

indicates initial feelings of love. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 175]

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(humour)

love - What some users feel for computers. "There is no truth in the rumour that I love computers, it's just what I tell them to get them to bed." -- Terry Pratchett