True love is not discovered all of a sudden, at first sight; itīs the product of immense work. In the beginning, humans were androgynous. So says Aristophanes in his fantastical account of the origins of love in Platoīs Symposium. Not only did early humans have both sets of sexual organs, Aristophanes reports, but they were outfitted with two faces, four hands, and four legs. These monstrosities were very fast - moving by way of cartwheels - and they were also quite powerful. So powerful, in fact, that the gods were nervous for their dominion. Wanting to weaken the humans, Zeus, Greek king of Gods, decided to cut each in two, and commanded his son Apollo `to turn its face...towards the wound...
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