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[[File:06 The Lovers.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The Lovers from various Tarot decks]] | [[File:06 The Lovers.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The Lovers from various Tarot decks]] | ||
'''The Lovers''' is the sixth card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[ | '''The Lovers''' is the sixth card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[tarot]] decks. | ||
The Lovers is associated with the star sign [[Gemini]], and indeed is also known as The Twins in some decks. Other associations are with [[air (element)|air]], [[Mercury]], and the Hebrew letter ז (Zayin). | The Lovers is associated with the star sign [[Gemini]], and indeed is also known as The Twins in some decks. Other associations are with [[air (element)|air]], [[Mercury]], and the Hebrew letter ז (Zayin). | ||
==History== | |||
In the 1374 [[trionfi]] poem which inspired the creation of the tarot, Love was the name of one of the six original triumphs. The painting of Love depicts a tall carriage adored with numerous [[cherubim|cherubs]] carried by two pairs of horses. The cherubs are armed with bows and arrows and are shooting their arrows outward into the world. The crowd around the carriage is filled with pairs of lovers. | |||
==Depiction== | ==Depiction== | ||