Rose is a unique flower which combines adorable beauty with
unapproachability. In Greek mythology rose was considered to be a symbol of
love and passion. It was an emblem of the goddess of love Aphrodite (Roman
Venus). It was believed that when she was coming out of the ocean the foam that
surrounded her turned into beautiful rose petals. It is interesting to know
that according to one of the legends the first color of roses was white. Amour
spilled red wine on white roses during his dance and they changed their color
into red. Another legend tells how thorns appeared on the stem. When Amour was
smelling the rose, a bee bit him. He got angry and shot the flower from his
bow. Since then roses have thorns. Another old story tells that during the
times of Adam and Eva roses didn’t have thorns at all. And when Eva kissed white rose it blushed from the
pleasure and turned red.
According to the archeological records wild rose existed on the Earth
for more than 25 million years. Cultivation of roses has lasted for more than
5000 years. It was grown in the gardens
of the East and the first notes about rose can be read in old Indian records,
although Persia is considered to be roses’ motherland. In Old Persian the
word “rose” means “spirit”.
Different countries had different beliefs connected
with roses. For example, Old Greeks worshiped roses. They used roses for
weddings and ornamenting temples. Greeks threw petals of roses on the warriors
who came back from war with victory. During excavations scientists found coins
with a picture of rose on them. In Ancient Rome only rich people could afford
themselves a rose garden and baths filled with rose water. They made rose wine,
added them to different courses which are cherished in the East till current
day. It was believed to be a symbol of silence. There is a Latin expression: “Sub rosa
dictum” – “I said under the rose” which means that the
information is a big secret. In the Middle Ages knights compared their
ladyloves with roses. Ladies seemed to be as beautiful and unapproachable as
this flower. Many knights had roses embroidered on their shields.
For many centuries the rose has been an international
symbol of love. Gorgeous roses are given on special occasions and just because.
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