Editing Heterosexuality (section)

=== Symbolism ===
[[File:Heterosexual symbol (bold, red blue).svg|140px|thumb|upright|A heterosexuality symbol]]

Heterosexual symbolism dates back to the earliest artifacts of humanity, with [[gender symbols]], ritual fertility carvings, and primitive art. This was later expressed in the symbolism of [[fertility rites]] and [[Polytheism#Historical polytheism|polytheistic worship]], which often included images of human [[Sex organ|reproductive organs]], such as [[lingam]] in [[Hinduism]]. Modern symbols of heterosexuality in societies derived from European traditions still reference symbols used in these ancient beliefs. One such image is a combination of the symbol for [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]], the Roman god of war, as the definitive [[male]] symbol of masculinity, and [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]], the Roman goddess of love and beauty, as the definitive [[female]] symbol of femininity. The [[unicode]] character for this combined symbol is ⚤ (U+26A4).