Love

Love is something of which there are many superstitions. de Plancy, J. C., (1863). Dictionnaire Infernal. 6ed. pg.28
== Superstitions ==
In 19th century France, it was believed that a man whose hair was naturally curled was generally loved. 
In Roscoff, Brittany, women would sweep the dust from the Chapel of the Holy Union after mass and would blow it in the direction from which their husbands or fiancés were expected to return, a spell meant to reinforce their love for them. 
In some places outside France, it was believed that people could make themselves loved by others by attaching certain words to necklaces, with crosses separating the words. 
== Legends ==
People were said to occasionally sell their soul to the devil to marry the person they loved, with de Plancy mentioning one account of a servant who did so to marry the daughter of his master, becoming miserable afterwards. 
There are legends about people falling in love with statues, such as Pygmalion, a man who fell in love with Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Cnidus, and an Athenian who killed himself at the feet of the statue of Nike when he found it inanimate. De Plancy shows his disgust towards these legends, calling them the results of demonic influence. 
== Further Reading ==
* Journey of Mr. Cambry in Finistere
* Infernal Legends
== See Also ==
* Philtres
* Rhombus
== References ==
Category:Dictionnaire Infernal