英语词汇♀ female and ♂ male的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	♀ female and ♂ male
词源	♀ (female) and ♂ (male). Perhaps you’ve wondered about the derivation of these standard scientific symbols for female and male. The female symbol is the representation of a hand mirror and is associated with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty; it also serves as the symbol of the planet Venus (the Roman equivalent of Aphrodite). The male symbol represents the shield and spear of Mars, the Roman god of war; it serves also as the symbol of the planet Mars. See also homo sapiens.
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