Belt
The belt may either be worn as protection (like the chastity belt, being an allegory
of virginity and implying the defensive morals of a person, 'the girding of the
loins') or as decoration, but it is a lasting image of civilian and religious
apparel throughout time. It may also be considered a symbol of deprivation or
restriction, as in the monk's knotted rope, a notion which has been popularized
with the expression "tightening one's belt." A belt may also signify strength,
as it did with the Norse thunder god Thor, who’s strength doubled when he wore
his. When associated with Venus, takes on erotic, fetish sense, especially with
its location on the body -- a girl, wearing her belt twisted is in love.
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