![]() ![]() ![]() “Aphrodite, who emerged from the sea, and Dionysus” So, the red rose was born, a beautiful flower created by Cybele as revenge against Aphrodite. On this occasion, Cybele, a Phrygian goddess by origin, and goddess of Mother Earth, was so jealous of the beautiful Aphrodite that she decided to create something that would compete with the beauty of the Greek goddess. This second legend that we will tell you about also relates red roses with the goddess Aphrodite. It’s said that the wild boar was Ares, Olympic god of war, and the ex-lover of Aphrodite, who was jealous of the goddess of love’s adoration of Adonis.Īn adoration that made Aphrodite have a “party” for Adonis at his funeral called “Gardens of Adonis”. The legend tells that Aphrodite was running after the body of her lover when suddenly she cut herself and her blood turned a white rose into a red rose. However, Adonis ignored this recommendation of the goddess when he came upon a wild boar and this was the end of his life. The advice Aphrodite had given him was that he should be very careful with animals that seemed not to be afraid. One day, Adonis went into the forest in search of animals, and did so forgetting a piece of advice that the Greek goddess had given him. What do the legends say? “Gardens of Adonis”Īphrodite fell in love with Adonis, son of Myrrha and Theia, and who was passionate about hunting. They symbolize the feelings of love, passion and beauty because the majority of legends about red roses are related to Aphrodite, who according to Greek mythology is the goddess of love, beauty, desire and reproduction.Īphrodite was so beautiful, like red roses, strong and alive, and it’s said that each one of the thorns on a rose bush represents the pain that the Greek god felt for each one of her loves. But, why do red roses represent these feelings?īut, why do red roses represent these feelings?. ![]()
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