▁ ▁Whether ▁by ▁" first ▁sight " ▁or ▁by ▁other ▁routes , ▁passion ate ▁love ▁often ▁had ▁dis astr ous ▁results ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁classical ▁authors . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁the ▁loved ▁one ▁was ▁cruel ▁or ▁un inter ested , ▁this ▁desire ▁was ▁shown ▁to ▁drive ▁the ▁lo ver ▁into ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁de pression , ▁causing ▁l ament ation ▁and ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁Occ asion ally , ▁the ▁loved ▁one ▁was ▁dep icted ▁as ▁an ▁unw itting ▁ens nar er ▁of ▁the ▁lo ver , ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁sub lime ▁beauty — a ▁" div ine ▁cur se " ▁which ▁insp ires ▁men ▁to ▁kid nap ▁her ▁or ▁try ▁to ▁ra pe ▁her . ▁ ▁St ories ▁in ▁which ▁unw itting ▁men ▁catch ▁sight ▁of ▁the ▁n aked ▁body ▁of ▁Ar tem is ▁the ▁hun tr ess ▁( and ▁sometimes ▁A ph rod ite ) ▁lead ▁to ▁similar ▁rav ages ▁( as ▁in ▁the ▁tale ▁of ▁Act ae on ). ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Sym pos ium ▁by ▁Pl ato , ▁Arist oph anes ▁rel ays ▁a ▁myth ▁of ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁both ▁heter osex ual ▁and ▁hom osex ual ▁love . ▁Origin ally , ▁each ▁human ▁being ▁had ▁two ▁heads , ▁four ▁arms , ▁and ▁four ▁legs , ▁before ▁Ze us ▁decided ▁to ▁split ▁every ▁person ▁in ▁two . ▁After ▁everyone ▁was ▁split , ▁each ▁half ▁searched ▁for ▁their ▁other ▁half , ▁to ▁make ▁themselves ▁whole ▁again . ▁Some ▁people ▁were ▁originally ▁half - male ▁and ▁half - f