▁pg ▁ 9 4 8 ) ▁ ▁European ▁literature ▁ ▁The ▁classical ▁conception ▁of ▁love ' s ▁ar rows ▁was ▁developed ▁further ▁by ▁the ▁trou bad our ▁po ets ▁of ▁Prov ence ▁during ▁the ▁medieval ▁period , ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁court ly ▁love ▁tradition . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁eyes ▁in ▁el ic iting ▁er otic ▁desire ▁was ▁particularly ▁emphas ized ▁by ▁the ▁Pro ven ç al ▁po ets , ▁as ▁N . E . ▁Griff in ▁points ▁out : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁this ▁description , ▁love ▁origin ates ▁upon ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁lady ▁when ▁encountered ▁by ▁those ▁of ▁her ▁future ▁lo ver . ▁ ▁The ▁love ▁thus ▁generated ▁is ▁convey ed ▁on ▁bright ▁be ams ▁of ▁light ▁from ▁her ▁eyes ▁to ▁his , ▁through ▁which ▁it ▁passes ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁its ▁ab ode ▁in ▁his ▁heart . ▁In ▁some ▁medieval ▁texts , ▁the ▁gaz e ▁of ▁a ▁beautiful ▁woman ▁is ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁a ▁bas il isk — a ▁legend ary ▁re pt ile ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁cause ▁death ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁glance . ▁ ▁These ▁images ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁circul ated ▁and ▁elabor ated ▁upon ▁in ▁the ▁literature ▁and ▁icon ography ▁of ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁and ▁Bar o que ▁periods . ▁B occ ac cio ▁for ▁example , ▁in ▁his ▁Il ▁Fil ost r ato , ▁mix es ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁Cup id ' s ▁arrow ▁with ▁the ▁Pro ven ç al ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁eyes ▁as ▁the ▁birth