Ambrosia == In Ancient Greece, the Amaranth plant was an herb sacred to the ancient Ephesian Artemis. Amaranth was supposed to have special healing properties and was also a symbol of immortality, and for this reason, was used extensively to decorate images of the temples and tombs of Greece. The name Amaranth comes from the Greek meaning "unwithering," and was regarded as a sign of longevity and eternal life.
Rosemary comes from the Latin ros marinus meaning "dew of the sea" because often it needed no water to survive other than the humidity carried on the sea winds. It was believed that it was one of the many sea plants covering Aphrodite as she emerged from the sea.Thyme was believed to be a source of Courage to the ancient Greeks, who often burned it, incense-style.Parlsey was used like it is todayTansy was used as a bitter herb for medicinal puposes.The only plant I know of that represented immortality to the Greeks was Acanthus.
Ancient Greeks and Romans used lavender blossoms to scent bath water, a common use that gave the herb its name, derived from the Latin lavare, meaning to wash.
Ancient Greeks and Romans used lavender blossoms to scent bath water, a common use that gave the herb its name, derived from the Latin lavare, meaning to wash.
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Calendula, is from the Latin kalendae, the word Romans used to indicate that the flower bloomed throughout the year close by. Officinalis indicates that this herb was an official medicinal herb.
The sweet-spicy smell of Marjoram is said to be created by Aphrodite as a symbol for luck.
For the Greeks, and later the Romans, basil was associated with hatred. Basil later became a symbol of love in Italy. Giovanni Boccaccio used it to symbolize the tragic love between Lisabetta and Lorenzo in The Decameron. Sicilian folklore associates it with both love and death, and in Moldavian folklore a young man who accepts basil from a young woman will fall in love with her.
The herb is native to the Mediterranean. The plant was naturalized to Great Britain by the Romans and now also grows in North America.
His symbols were; screech-owl white poplar tree the cypress (a tree of mourning) Mint, the herb asphodel
"Here's rosemary; that's for remembrance. Pray you love, remember."
Chamomile has probably been used for hundreds or thousands of years before the first recorded use (by the Ancient Egyptians) which was before the Greeks used it.
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