{"id":830,"date":"2022-02-22T01:55:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T01:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/?p=830"},"modified":"2022-02-25T06:07:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T06:07:44","slug":"the-knot-of-hercules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/the-knot-of-hercules\/","title":{"rendered":"The knot of Hercules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/knot-hercules-Roman-Symbols.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3423\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Knot of Hercules, also known as Heracles Knot, Love Knot, and Marriage Knot, is a well-known Roman and Greek protective charm. This sturdy knot, formed of two entwined strands, was an important component of a Roman bride&#8217;s wedding gown. The Knot of Hercules became symbolic of a happy and productive marriage since Hercules was regarded as the guardian of wedded life. It was fastened around the bride&#8217;s waist and only her husband could untie it. The Knot of Hercules was employed as a love token throughout medieval times because it symbolizes lifelong love and loyalty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Knot of Hercules, also known as Heracles Knot, Love Knot, and Marriage Knot, is a well-known Roman and Greek protective charm. This sturdy knot, formed of two entwined strands, was an important component of a Roman bride&#8217;s wedding gown. The Knot of Hercules became symbolic of a happy and productive marriage since Hercules was &#8230; <a title=\"The knot of Hercules\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/the-knot-of-hercules\/\" aria-label=\"More on The knot of Hercules\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3424,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830\/revisions\/3424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ancientsymbols.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}