Lily
Blooms:
Late Spring.
Victorian Language:
White Lily: Purity; majesty; "it's heavenly to be with you"
Orange Lily: Hatred
Tiger Lily: Wealth, pride
Yellow Lily: gaiety, I'm walking on air
Emblems:
State flower of Utah (Sego lily)
Sorority- Kappa Kappa Gamma (stylized lily- fleur de lis)
Mythology/ Folklore:
Roman mythology associates it with Juno, the queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage. According to the myth, when Juno was nursing her son Hercules, excess milk fell from the sky. Part of it stayed in the heavens, creating the Milky Way, and part of it fell to earth, creating the lilies.
Lily was thought to be sacred to the Minoan goddess Britomartis, was considered the flower of Saint Anthony, the protector of marriages, symbol of the Virgin Mary, and also the sacred symbol of Venus (the Roman goddess of love & beauty).
According to the Anglo-Saxon folklore, if you offered an expectant mother both a rose and a lily, and she chose a rose, the baby would be a girl; if the lily was chosen, a boy was on the way.
In German Folklore the soul is supposed to take the form of a flower, as a lily or white rose
European superstition also held that lilies were protections against witchcraft and kept ghosts from entering the garden.
Madonna Lily with the Virgin Mary dates back to an early Christian legend, in which her tomb was filled with Lilies after her assumption into heaven.
Late Spring.
Victorian Language:
White Lily: Purity; majesty; "it's heavenly to be with you"
Orange Lily: Hatred
Tiger Lily: Wealth, pride
Yellow Lily: gaiety, I'm walking on air
Emblems:
State flower of Utah (Sego lily)
Sorority- Kappa Kappa Gamma (stylized lily- fleur de lis)
Mythology/ Folklore:
Roman mythology associates it with Juno, the queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage. According to the myth, when Juno was nursing her son Hercules, excess milk fell from the sky. Part of it stayed in the heavens, creating the Milky Way, and part of it fell to earth, creating the lilies.
Lily was thought to be sacred to the Minoan goddess Britomartis, was considered the flower of Saint Anthony, the protector of marriages, symbol of the Virgin Mary, and also the sacred symbol of Venus (the Roman goddess of love & beauty).
According to the Anglo-Saxon folklore, if you offered an expectant mother both a rose and a lily, and she chose a rose, the baby would be a girl; if the lily was chosen, a boy was on the way.
In German Folklore the soul is supposed to take the form of a flower, as a lily or white rose
European superstition also held that lilies were protections against witchcraft and kept ghosts from entering the garden.
Madonna Lily with the Virgin Mary dates back to an early Christian legend, in which her tomb was filled with Lilies after her assumption into heaven.
History/ Modern Use:
In Rome, lilies were known as Rosa junonis, or Juno (Hera in Greek)'s rose. White lilies have always been considered a symbol of peace.
Madonna lily was particularly popular in the 16th century, as it was a symbol of purity and innocence, and during the Middle Ages frequently painted with saints holding the blossoms. In connection with Christ's birth, later period of Italian art showed Angel Gabriel holding a branch of white lilies and a vase of lilies often stood by the Virgin's side.
The lily's “pure white petals signified her spotless body, and the golden anthers within typified her soul-sparkling with divine light.”
In Rome, lilies were known as Rosa junonis, or Juno (Hera in Greek)'s rose. White lilies have always been considered a symbol of peace.
Madonna lily was particularly popular in the 16th century, as it was a symbol of purity and innocence, and during the Middle Ages frequently painted with saints holding the blossoms. In connection with Christ's birth, later period of Italian art showed Angel Gabriel holding a branch of white lilies and a vase of lilies often stood by the Virgin's side.
The lily's “pure white petals signified her spotless body, and the golden anthers within typified her soul-sparkling with divine light.”
