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Where did the symbols for male and female originate?

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Where did the universal symbols for male and female come from? Who invented them?
Greg, Bexley Heath

Answer

** Definitive **
Name: Sally, Hammersmith
Qualification: Astrologer
Answer: It’s from astrology. When you get an astrological chart done, you get different lists and symbols. The male symbol is Mars and the female symbol is Venus.

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